Opioid prescriptions down at Salt Lake VA hospital since 2012

SALT LAKE CITY — The proportion of patients prescribed opioids at the Veterans Medical Center in Salt Lake City has dropped significantly since 2012, according to data released this week by the federal government.
Of all patients who receive a prescription from the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center in 2017, 13 percent were prescribed opioids, compared to 22 percent in 2012, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs reported Thursday.
The federal agency said in a release that, with the releas