Reducing Alcohol Use May Help Curb Opioid Misuse, Study Finds
Intervening to reduce alcohol use is associated with a lower likelihood that an individual will receive a new opioid prescription or develop an opioid use disorder, according to a study led by researchers at Duke University and the Durham Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. The study was led by Duke Psychiatry's Dan Blalock, PhD.
Source: duke.edu