Science is the way out of the opioid overdose epidemic. Not stigma.
The opioid overdose epidemic was the centerpiece of U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, MD’s West Virginia listening tour recently. While the tour was billed as an opportunity to gain knowledge on the epidemic, his response to his observations illustrates just how difficult it is to change attitudes and beliefs with information alone.
In response to Herculean state-based and volunteer efforts to keep people alive — not to …
