I've got to put it out there, I'm a clean cut guy. Needles not handled by a doctor? Not my speed. Popping pills for a party? Pass.
My rap sheet is clean, I'm not in recovery.
But being exposed to the recovery community has been such a blessing. 1/
Asked this question at an Alabama panel last week: Are we ready to hold doctors accountable for their role, and shift blame from entirely that of the patient? #opioidcrisis
Making doctors aware of the consequences of their prescriptions, good action, or imposing fault upon a profession not inherently to blame?
https://t.co/nAjzrZxTwS
"...it adds a new requirement for doctors to check a statewide database when prescribing from a list of more than 100 scheduled drugs before putting pen to the prescription pad."
#opioids#Florida#opioidcrisis#OpioidJustice
https://t.co/AlpUMGetBE
"Nearly a third of older adults have received a prescription for an opioid pain medicine in the past two years, but many of them didn't get enough counseling about the risks that come with the potent painkillers"
#opioids#opioidcrisis#OpioidJustice
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Hey! Do you live in one of these states? We need you to call your Senator to ask that they support S.786!
Find their phone number here: https://t.co/KZYHIwa8i6
#Senate
Got a few minutes and live in one of these states? Call your Senator and ask them to support S. 786, The Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act!
The Opioid Epidemic manifests uniquely at each campus. Make sure Congress knows that!
#SOSinDC
Analysis done on 30+ pieces of Senate #opioidcrisis legislation. Overall: Lot of potential good in bills. Few that say a whole lot, but accomplish little.
Three in Four Americans Want Alternatives to Prescription Opioids According to New Gallup Poll https://t.co/6rEaufFdPP via @Addiction Now | Substance Abuse, Drug Addiction and Recovery News Source