Tag: tapering

Doctors Are Cutting Patients Off Opioid Medications Too Fast, Study Says

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Chris Moore

Doctors have been tapering patients off of addictive opioid medications too quickly, increasing the risk of withdrawal, unmanageable pain, or mental health issues, a new study reports. In order to….

Doctors Are Increasingly Tapering Patients From Opioid Medications

Posted on November 20, 2019 by A.J. Herrington

A new study out this month shows that doctors are increasingly tapering their patients off powerful opioid medications, perhaps so fast that they are putting them at risk. Results of….