Study to examine why some surgery patients become long-term opioid users and others do not

Name: Study to examine why some surgery patients become long-term opioid users and others do not
Uploaded: 2019-05-16T02:00:00+00:00
Duration: 5 min 13 s
Description: Researchers at the Mayo Clinic are trying to figure out why some patients are able to take painkillers for a brief period and stop while others stay on them long term and some fall into the quagmire of addictive behavior.

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic are trying to figure out why some patients are able to take painkillers for a brief period and stop while others stay on them long term and some fall into the quagmire of addictive behavior.

Posted May 15, 2019 9:37pm CDT