Stanford study: 30% of opioid-naive Medicaid patients develop a dependency after prescription

Sep 2, 2022 | Prescription Drugs | 0 |

A new Stanford study revealed that among Medicaid patients who had never taken an opioid, 30% developed an opioid dependency following their first prescription. The research showed that opioids that have historically marketed as “safe,” such as tramadol, actually carry quite a high addiction risk for vulnerable populations.