Prescription opioid abuse is at epidemic levels. Opioids diverted from friends and family members who have legitimate prescriptions are a major source of abused prescription opioids. Nurses are vital to any effort to combat this public health crisis because they have the opportunity to provide essential anticipatory guidance every time a patient receives prescription medication. Renee C.B. Manworren, PhD, RN-BC, APRN, PCNS-BC, AP-PMN, FAAN, William Shoemaker Honorary Lecture and plenary speaker gives a talk at the 48th Critical Care Congress, “Did I Start the Opioid Epidemic?”

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