More Myths About High-Dose Opioids & Death
by Zangani • 10 November 2011 • Pain News
Past studies and commentary have claimed that higher opioid analgesic doses increase mortality rates; yet, the research methods used to establish this should be challenged by critical readers. A recent data-mining investigation from Canada is a good example of how evidence can be statistically manipulated to arrive at outcomes with questionable validity, perpetuating myths of opioid harms that