Were you aware that Americans consume 99% of the world’s supply of the prescription drug hydrocodone (Vicodin)? Overall, we gobble up 80% of the world’s supply of all kinds of opioid pain medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin, Percocet), morphine, and…
I published the essay below on December 21, 2017. Some of the numbers have changed but the story has not, so it’s being republished with the following update. The opioid epidemic continued to balloon with lots of lip service by…
In 2014, 240 million opioid prescriptions were written — enough to give every American adult their own bottle. Two years later, 64,000 people died from drug overdose with the bulk of those from fentanyl and fentanyl analogs, prescription opioids and…
Even though the government could choke off the supply of opioids that are ripping apart families and communities, characteristically our "fully committed" politicians and President Barack Obama signed a new law this spring that makes it more difficult for government…
A Path To Intended Death And A Gateway To An Opioid Epidemic The authority to diagnose, treat and prescribe provides physicians with extraordinary influence over a patient’s life. What appears to be a simple act of prescribing medication can bring…