Quest Diagnostics — Fact Sheet (November 2021)

2 slides from Quest Diagnostics's fact sheet, November 2021

Slide 1: Trends
Trends ® 1. The COVID-19 pandemic worsened the drug crisis and physicians anticipate a continuing rise in overdose deaths 2. Physicians worry they have missed signs of drug misuse and use disorders during the pandemic and express concerns about telehealth
Slide 2: Physicians prescribing more gabapentin than opioids; drug testing deemed critical
3. Physicians are prescribing more gabapentin than opioids for chronic pain and worry patients will turn to illicit fentanyl 4. Despite physician confidence in counseling patients, nearly half of tested patients show drug misuse 5. Clinical drug testing is deemed critical, but clearer guidelines wou