Consultation: Prescription strong (Schedule 8) opioid use ...

When the total daily dose exceeded 200 morphine milligram equivalents, 1 in 32 died of an opioid related overdose. Efforts to standardize dosing and establish limits based on morphine equivalents remains a potentially effective intervention. Based on 2013 DSM-IV data, 1.9 million persons had a diagnosis of opioid abuse or dependence. ................
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