The opioid epidemic is one of the largest health crises affecting the United States today. However, there has been limited research addressing prevention for this devastating public health emergency.
OrthoCarolina Research Institute's (OCRI) work shows opioid-free surgery is safe and effective in some orthopedic patients providing a solid foundation to expand research into surgical specialties outside of orthopedics to further reduce opioid prescribing practices.
Your donation will help OCRI:
- Expand access of opioid-minimizing surgery to more patients
- Educate patients and healthcare practitioners about opioid alternatives
- Change healthcare practices worldwide
To reduce rates of addiction and deaths attributed to the opioid epidemic, there must be a dramatic shift within the healthcare community to reduce the number of opioid prescriptions written every day.
Join us as we combat the opioid epidemic.