Prescription Opioids: What You Need to Need to Know

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; American Hospital Association.
• Description:
  Prescription opioids can be used to help relieve moderate-to-severe pain and are often prescribed following a surgery or injury, or for certain health conditions. These medications can be an important part of treatment but also come with serious risks. It is important to work with your health care provider to make sure you are getting the safest, most effective care.
  
  LEARN MORE | www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/prescribing/guideline.html
  
  CS264107C
  
  aha-patient-opioid-factsheet-a.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Analgesics, Opioid Drug Overdose Drug Prescriptions Health Promotion Opioid-Related Disorders Substance Abuse
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49530/cdc_49530_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.11 MB ]