Improved Access to Alternative Care Is Best Option to Curb Opioid Misuse
American Pain Society Urges Expanded Insurance Coverage for Interdisciplinary Pain Care
As Congress evaluates dozens of bills designed to control misuse of opioid analgesics, the American Pain Society (APS) said today that various proposals and actions to limit opioid prescribing and supply will have the opposite impact – many legitimate pain patients cut off from their medications and desperate for relief may turn to illicit drugs, often with tragic results.
