In an effort to curb misuse of opioids and prevent overdose deaths, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia released a legally enforceable practice standard, “Safe Prescribing of Drugs with Potential for Misuse/Diversion,” in 2016. This document limited the prescribing of opioids for chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) with specific prescribing practices that clinicians were obligated to follow.
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