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As has been the case in many states that have gone this route, it was the impassioned pleas of patients and family members that played a deciding role.

It’s no accident (physicians) choose this often challenging work, and it genuinely bothers them when they can’t relieve a patient’s discomfort.

As tired or sleep-deprived or in pain as he might have been that night, if he hadn’t taken the drugs, would he still be alive?

A substantial number of patients will wind up taking these meds on a more or less permanent basis, so lifetime costs should be considered.

It doesn’t help that many states are cutting back funds for low-cost treatment, mostly due to budget problems.

Epidemics do tend to end at some point, but they leave considerable destruction in their wake.

When it comes to drug epidemics, sealing the borders is a limited strategy at best.

For most Americans, addiction remains a defect of character or self-discipline.

I always encourage family members with concerns about a loved one’s opioid use to communicate directly with the prescriber.

Sometimes it’s just a personal conviction that you (or human beings in general) need to experience some type of chemical euphoria in order to live a full and happy existence.