Prevention

…if this type of strategy didn’t succeed 30 years ago, what makes us think it’ll be a success this time around?

When he speaks, he reminds me of others I’ve known who come from families that fought and lost a battle with addictive disease.

Try thinking of the interaction between drug seeker and practitioner as type of negotiation where the  two parties have very different goals.

There are just too many different forms of manipulation for any of us to be uniformly good at identifying them on the fly.

One sign of vulnerability: the place tended to be too busy or too slow.

Eventually it’s the business that adapts to a changed environment. But before they do, some will go to great lengths to prop up the revenue from their current opioid products.

We were warned about such risks, but went ahead anyway.

Battling an epidemic requires considerable cross-state cooperation and coordination– something that’s never easy, even with strong Federal support.

…actually more of an issue now than in the 80’s, because of the presence of super-powerful opioids like fentanyl or carfentanil, and the growing risk of unintended overdose.

If we ever were able to “seal” the borders, what would prevent some entrepreneur from setting up his own domestic operation?