The All Out War Against The Opioid Epidemic
California lawmakers, public health officials, doctors and others are all trying to tackle the crisis in a variety of ways.
The Sacramento Bee:
Fighting Painkiller Abuse: New Ways To Treat Chronic Pain
In America’s war on opiate abuse, the problem of painkiller overuse has been as perplexing as it is pervasive. As prescriptions for Oxycontin, Vicodin and other opiate painkillers soared in the last 15 years, so did addiction and overdose deaths. In 2014, nearly 18,900 Americans – a record peak – died from prescription painkiller overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Buck, 9/8)