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This case-and-commentary examines whether and when prescribers should authorize prescription opioid refills and questions whether and how a patient's living in an area with a high number of overdose deaths… Click to show full abstract
This case-and-commentary examines whether and when prescribers should authorize prescription opioid refills and questions whether and how a patient's living in an area with a high number of overdose deaths should influence that decision. Clinical social work perspectives presented in the commentary inform a multidisciplinary, team-based approach to this decision that is holistic and nondiscriminatory and that prioritizes the ethical value of self-determination.
Keywords:
patient home;
home inform;
location patient;
prescription;
inform;
inform physicians
Journal Title: AMA journal of ethics
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: AMA journal of ethics
Year Published: 2020
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