title: Challenges and opportunities to change the course of the opioid epidemic: a surgeon's perspective.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Surgery , University of Tennessee Medical Center , Knoxville , TN , USA.
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Mancini
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D063487:Prescription Drug Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D066231:Surgeons / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid
keywords: Analgesics, opioid; combined multimodal therapy; opioid-related disorders; pain, postoperative; prescription drug diversion; prescription drug misuse