View: Dangerous, but needed, drugs

“Clearly, there is a real need to ensure the safe and warranted use of prescription pain medications. Yet while regulators debate access restrictions, a part of the conversation that remains unheard is what access limitations mean for patients very much in need of appropriately prescribed medications. Specifically, I’m referencing patients with chronic diseases such as multiple sclerosis, serious arthritis and cancer. While each of these diseases cause countless life-altering effects, studies show an estimated 100 million Americans, about a third of the country, are on prescribed medication to control pain…” Read More