Asking About Opioids: A Treatment Plan Can Make All The Difference

(By James Morrison for NPR)

For years, doctors have asked people about tobacco use and excessive drinking in the hopes that the answers could help lead people to cut down or quit.

But screening alone isn’t usually sufficient to change behavior.

As opioid use hits record highs in the U.S., Christiana Care Health System in Delaware is starting to ask people about opioid use — and then go further. Continue reading article here…

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