New study finds that when doctors are notified that one of their patients have died from an opioid overdose, it led to reductions in high-intensity prescribing, reductions in the likelihood that an opioid-naïve patient received a prescription, and a reduction in overall cumulative opioid intake.

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New study finds that when doctors are notified that one of their patients have died from an opioid overdose, it led to reductions in high-intensity prescribing, reductions in the likelihood that an opioid-naïve patient received a prescription, and a reduction in overall cumulative opioid intake.