State’s Orthopedic Doctors Introduce New Opioid Guidelines

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society has introduced new guidelines for prescribing opioids to residents of the state with a focus on injured athletes.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf was at UPMC Montefiore in Pittsburgh on Thursday for the announcement of the new standards, which were designed to curb abuse of the powerful painkillers.
As an alternative to opioids, the guidelines call for exercise, acupuncture and non-opioid medication to trea