U.S. opioid policy history: How politics replaced science in pain care
Based on our combined experience of over 70 years in patient advocacy, pain management, and behavioral neurology, we are convinced that U.S. public perception and public policy on treatment of pain have been driven almost entirely by sociopolitical and legal factors. Seldom in recent years has policy been significantly influenced by science.
The U.S. enjoyed a brief period of scientifically enlightened policy in the late 1990s through 2008. A large number …
U.S. opioid policy history: How politics replaced science in pain care
