Oxycontin: America’s next new export
The health care system has been devastated by the opioid epidemic. Addictive opiate medications have not been shown to benefit patients with chronic pain, yet they are the most prescribed pills in the United States.
As a pain management physician, I have seen opiates, when in the wrong hands, destroy lives. As doctors and health care organizations scramble to treat more than 2 million Americans suffering from opioid addiction, drug companies …