Native Americans at an increased risk for opioid abuse and overdoses

Name: Native Americans at an increased risk for opioid abuse and overdoses
Uploaded: 2019-07-22T16:00:00+00:00
Duration: 1 min 13 s
Description: A new federal audit says government hospitals have placed Native American patients at an increased risk for abuse and overdoses. According to a report from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, some hospitals failed to follow the agency's protocols for prescribing and giving out opioids.

A new federal audit says government hospitals have placed Native American patients at an increased risk for abuse and overdoses. According to a report from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, some hospitals failed to follow the agency's protocols for prescribing and giving out opioids.

Posted July 22, 2019 11:13am MST