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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

A Practical Approach to Opioid Weaning in the Midst of an Opioid Crisis

Mary Milano Carter, MS, APRN-BC, RN-BC
Director of Nursing Education
Chronic Pain Service/Anesthesiology
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, N.Y.

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The expanse of chronic pain in the United States is incredible. According to U.S. government statistics, pain affects more people than diabetes, coronary heart disease or cancer. The American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) estimates that the annual cost of treating chronic pain, including health care costs, lost income and lost productivity, is