Do incentives nudge physicians to prescribe opioids for pain?

(By Dhruv Khullar and Anupam Jena for STAT)

Humans have used opioids to treat pain, both physical and mental, for more than 3,000 years. Ancient Egyptian documents like the Ebers Papyrus recommend using an extract of poppy seeds to calm crying children. In the “Odyssey,” Homer describes a drug “to lull all pain and anger and bring forgetfulness of every sorrow.” Continue reading article here……

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