Discharge Opioid Education to Decrease Opioid Use After Cesarean

Background: The number of opioid overdose deaths in the United States has quadrupled in 15 years, a dramatic manifestation of the current opioid abuse epidemic. This rise parallels a sharp increase in the amount of legal prescription opioids dispensed. The abundance of prescription opioids available is a primary pathway for opioid abuse and diversion and higher opioid use after surgery has been associated with an increased risk of chronic opioid use. Reducing the amount of opioid used after cesarean delivery may decrease the risk of chronic opioid use and will help towards better estimating and reducing the amount of opioids prescribed at discharge. Objective: To to compare discharge opioid education to standard care to ascertain whether opioid education reduces opioid use after hospital discharge