Doctors to kick 'opioid-first' habit

By Phoebe Loomes
Updated April 27 2022 - 12:11pm, first published 12:07pm
Seventy per cent of hospitals discharge patients after surgery with opioids "just in case".
Seventy per cent of hospitals discharge patients after surgery with opioids "just in case".

Australian doctors will be encouraged to consider alternatives to prescribing opiates to protect patients from becoming addicted or overdosing on the medication.

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