Physicians’ perspectives on prescribing opioid pain medications continue to be wildly contradictory, even in the midst of a national crisis, if the results of a recent Harris Poll commissioned by Quest Diagnostics is any indication. Nearly three quarters (72%) said they trust their patients to take controlled substances as prescribed, even though 51% of test results for patients who had been prescribed an opioid or other controlled medication showed signs of drug misuse—and 24% showed …
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