How would you approach admitting a patient who reports being on high-dose chronic opioids when you are unable to verify this at the point of admission?

This is a great question. I always check the patient monitoring program to see whether patients are receiving opioid prescriptions and to confirm they are taking opioids. I believe most states have these programs. There is a risk of both undertreating and overtreating, so a Narcan order should alway...