Big Drop Seen in Kids Getting Opioids After Surgery

New research shows that between 2014 and 2017 fewer Americans under the age of 18  were prescribed narcotics for surgical pain, and these numbers dropped even more rapidly beginning in late 2017.
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New research shows that between 2014 and 2017 fewer Americans under the age of 18  were prescribed narcotics for surgical pain, and these numbers dropped even more rapidly beginning in late 2017.