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Orthopedic surgeons account for 6-8% of all U.S. opioid prescriptions, and for many patients, surgery is their first exposure to opioids. In a new article for Kevin Pho, M.D., Stephanie Muh, M.D., orthopaedic shoulder and elbow surgeon and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at University of Pittsburgh/UPMC, explains how the NOPAIN Act is making non-opioid recovery easier to deliver in outpatient settings.