Abstract
Opioid prescribing is becoming an increasingly scrutinized practice given the current opioid epidemic in our country. According to the Centers for Disease Control in 2016, there were 42,249 deaths from opioid overdose in the United States with 40% of these being related to a prescribed opioid. 1 Centers for Disease Control: The opioid epidemic by the numbers Accessed July 2018. Available at: https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/index.html. Google Scholar , 2 Seth P Rudd RA Noonan RK Haegerich TM Quantifying the Epidemic of prescription opioid overdose deaths. Am J Public Health. 2018; 108: 500-502 Crossref PubMed Scopus (274) Google Scholar , 3 Seth P Scholl L Rudd RA Bacon S Overdose deaths involving opioids, cocaine, and psychostimulants—United States, 2015-2016. Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018; 67: 349-358 Crossref PubMed Scopus (543) Google Scholar Surgeons are a significant source of prescription narcotics and therefore we should evaluate our prescribing habits to see if they match patient's needs.
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