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Landmark Australian study on oxycodone prescribing

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Landmark Australian study on oxycodone prescribing Oxycodone is the most prescribed strong opioid in Australia. Yet little was known about its use and prescribing patterns – until now. Marketing and prescribing of oxycodone fuelled the opioid epidemic in the United States, still raging almost 30 years after the drug was first introduced. To understand the […]

Life after opioids: ‘I went home and cried for a long time. I felt really stupid’

Life after opioids: ‘I went home and cried for a long time. I felt really stupid’ For people managing chronic pain, the push to reduce opioid prescription has left them feeling lost and unsupported Read part 2 of this series here Celina Ribeiro Fri 14 Feb 2020 19.00 GMT Share Louisa O’Neil inhales deeply when she […]