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New CDC Opioid Guidelines: Too Little, Too Late for Chronic Pain Patients?

Kaiser Health News

But she said nothing worked as well as methadone, an opioid she has taken since 2013. “We had a massive opioid problem that needed to be rectified,” said Antonio Ciaccia, president of 3 Axis Advisors , a consulting firm that analyzes prescription drug pricing.

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New CDC Opioid Guidelines: Too Little, Too Late for Chronic Pain Patients?

Kaiser Health News

But she said nothing worked as well as methadone, an opioid she has taken since 2013. “We had a massive opioid problem that needed to be rectified,” said Antonio Ciaccia, president of 3 Axis Advisors , a consulting firm that analyzes prescription drug pricing.

Doctors 52