Tag Archives: NSAIDs

Other Painkillers Contributed to Opioid Crisis: The Decline of Prescribing Non-Opioid Painkillers Overlapped with an Increase of Prescribing Opioids

Other Painkillers Contributed to Opioid Crisis: The Decline of Prescribing Non-Opioid Painkillers Overlapped with an Increase of Prescribing Opioids

A study done by the Boston University School of Public Health showed that the decline in prescribing non-opioid painkillers (NSAIDs) in the early 2000s overlapped with an increase in the prescribing of opioids. After studies discovered the side effects that NSAIDs had on the cardiovascular system, opioid prescriptions increased to bridge the gap for people […]