Is it really just because of the fentanyl situation? I know there is a huge disagreement with how the strict rules for prescribing opioids are so tight even for chronic pain patients like myself who can’t participate in life without em struggle to find a provider who is willing to prescribe us them.
Overprescription also describes issuing far larger quantities to people than what they need.
“to prescribe (medication) unnecessarily or to excess.” is what comes up when I search the definition.
A large percentage of opiate addicts are people who got handed way too much after some injury, and kept taking them after they healed.