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> Aggressive pain management led to opioid epidemic This isn't what I got from staying informed on that epidemic, so I'm curious where you got this from. My i
by projct 6y ago
> Aggressive pain management led to opioid epidemic
This isn't what I got from staying informed on that epidemic, so I'm curious where you got this from. My impression is the Sacklers lied intensely about Oxycontin, and those lies are what did most of the harm.
- specialist 6y agoI currently share Dr. Atul Gawande's assessment. It jives with my personal (anecdotal) experience. I was in a pain and toxicity study, right during the major shift from under treating to over treating pain. And Gawande's criticism about the missing followup studies jives with my experience. https://www.vox.com/2017/9/8/16270370/atul-gawande-opioid-weeds https://www.vox.com/2017/9/8/16270370/atul-gawande-opioid-we... In my version of the story, Sacklers were opportunists who helped bury the evidence (a la Merchants of Doubt).