The "opioid epidemic" is manufactured political and media hysteria. There have always been drug addicts.
The end result to all of this hysteria will be nothing but more political interference in doctor-patient relationships, more annoying obstacles and hoops for patients to jump through, and more suffering for patients.
The end result to all of this hysteria will be nothing but more political interference in doctor-patient relationships, more annoying obstacles and hoops for patients to jump through, and more suffering for patients.