Observers Optimistic about CDC Opioid Guidelines

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is developing guidelines for using opioids to treat chronic pain in a move that some say could help standardize best practices for using the powerful painkillers. There's no shortage of opioid treatment guidelines available today. State licensing boards and regulatory agencies throughout the country as well as national organizations, such as the American College of Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Work Loss Data Institute, all have publications offering guidance on when these drugs are appropriate and best practices to avoid t...