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Penn Nursing Study Identifies Key Predictors for Chronic Opioid Use Following Surgery

For many Americans, a routine surgical procedure serves as their first introduction to opioid pain medication. While most stop using these drugs as they heal, a considerable number of "opioid-naive" patients transition into New Persistent Opioid Use (NPOU)--continuing use long after the typical recovery period.

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