Let's have a round of zero applause for the New York State Department of Health for its June 24th publication to physicians, misnamed "Data to Action Opioid Prescribing in New York State." In a mastery of the self-evident, the authors reache
opioid overdose deaths
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) have been used in the United States since the early 20th century.
An organization called Poynter Institute for Media (1) released a "Politifact" report in an
Sometimes a picture does say so much more than words.
In 2016 I testified at an FDA hearing about the "opioid crisis," which was starting to make its way into the news in a big way.
Pop quiz! What is the cause of our opioid epidemic?
A. Doctors prescribe too many opioids.
B. The government insisted doctors control pain better
C. Big Pharma created addictive drugs and lied to us