Thoracic surgeons who treat lung cancer are helping reduce patients risk of opioid dependence, study shows

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Thoracic surgeons who treat lung cancer are helping reduce patients' risk of opioid dependence, study shows

  • About 60% of patients (282) were discharged home without the need for oral opioids and remained opioid-free.
  • Only 11% of 275 patients (34) discharged without opioid prescriptions later needed one—a single fill of tramadol, a nonaddictive drug.
  • Seven of 157 patients (11%) who went home with handwritten prescriptions for opioids never filled them.

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