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  • STUDY: Opioid Abuse Drops When Doctors Check Patients’ Drug History

    STUDY: Opioid Abuse Drops When Doctors Check Patients’ Drug History

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    ITHACA, N.Y. – There’s a simple way to reduce the opioid epidemic gripping the country, according to new Cornell University research: Make doctors check their patients’ previous prescriptions. The most significant response to the opioid epidemic comes from state governments. Nearly every state now has a database that tracks every prescription for opioids like OxyContin,…