Overprescription of opioids linked to overdose deaths in B.C.

Parts of B.C. where doctors write the most prescriptions for painkillers such as fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine, and hydromorphone also have the highest rates of overdose deaths from the opioid drugs, according to a new UBC study.

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