Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School say the numbers are shocking and that guidelines, like the ones in place for adults, need to be established on opioid prescribing in younger populations. Past studies have shown that using prescription opioids at such a young age can increase a teen’s risk of opioid abuse in the future by more than 33%. Meanwhile, blame for what mostly caused the opioid crisis, which has devastated families nationwide, is placed elsewhere. The North Carolina General Assembly is the first governmental body to truly address the cause. [More truth revealed on ‘The Dr. Bob Martin Show’ tune-in]
