Our Opioid Nightmare
Stempniak, M.
Trustee the Journal for Hospital Governing Boards 69(3): 13-6 1
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-3674 PMID: 27125118 Document Number: 686945
Abuse of opioids, including prescription painkillers and heroin, is epidemic, crossing boundaries of class, age and region. Here's how hospitals are working to stop it.
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