Efforts to address the opioid epidemic'

 ASHP has described roles and responsibilities pharmacists have in substance abuse ()()() and prevention of controlled substances diversion

 Healthcare professionals have come to embrace what is termed “pain management and opioid stewardship,” recognizing that “() stewardship is an integral... part of an overall pain management and stewardship strategy” and that behavioral and socioeconomic aspects of care should be “recognized as an overarching component that needs to be addressed across the spectrum of patients