In this episode we are joined by Dr Ria Hopkins from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of New South Wales. Ria is also a member of the Medicines Intelligence Centre for Research Excellence (MI-CRE). Ria chats with us about her work looking at prescribing patterns of medication used to manage pain. We talk at length about the recent trends in Australia and the opioid-related issues that have been experienced in the United States in recent years. Ria also talks us through the non-pharmaceutical therapy options that should also be considered for patients who are experiencing chronic pain, such as physical therapy, and psychological support.

You can about Ria and her work here: https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/ria-hopkins

You can read about MI-CRE here: https://www.unsw.edu.au/medicine-health/our-schools/population-health/research/centre-research-excellence-medicines-intelligence

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