Jane C. Ballantyne, MD, FRCA, professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine, University of Washington, Seattle. Dr. Ballantyne is coeditor of Expert Decision Making on Opioid Treatments and president of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, SupportPROP.org.
The opioid epidemic is raging. But for some people with intractable pain, these powerful drugs can be appropriate. How to use them safely…
