In About-Face, CDC Releases Draft Opioid Guidelines to Public

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has abruptly switched gears on its draft opioid prescribing guidelines, making the guidelines publicly available on Monday and opening a 30-day public comment period. The CDC also wants the draft guidelines to be reviewed by a workgroup selected by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control’s Board of Scientific Counselors. The workgroup, which the board will select during a public conference call on Jan. 7, will make recommendations on the guidelines to the board. CDC’s release of the final version of the opioid pres...