|Articles|September 11, 2017

The Mechanisms of Abuse-Deterrent Opioids

In this video from PainWeek 2017, Jeremy Adler, MS, PA-C, co-owner of Pacific Pain Medicine, discusses the mechanisms by which abuse-deterrent opioids prevent misuse.

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