Telling the story of the opioid crisis: A narrative analysis of the TV series Dopesick
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by Joel Piqué-Buisan, Josep-E Baños, Irene Cambra-Badii Dopesick (2021) is the first TV series whose plot deals exclusively…
by Joel Piqué-Buisan, Josep-E Baños, Irene Cambra-Badii Dopesick (2021) is the first TV series whose plot deals exclusively…
In a recent New York Times essay, a professor of anesthesia and pain management recently protested the Drug Enforcement…
Jeffrey A. Singer In a March 22 opinion column in the New York Times entitled “The DEA Needs to Stay Out of Medicine,…
Jeffrey A. Singer Dr. Jeffrey A. Singer, MD, is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and works in the Department of Health…
Having extorted what they could from pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies by blaming them for the overdose crisis, several…
Social Media The propensity of prosecutors to jump to conclusions before all the evidence is in is very destructive—and nothing…
“Policymakers embrace the neat, plausible, and wrong explanation for the overdose crisis because it is easier than accepting…
Painkiller is a textbook example of a show clearly meant to sway public perceptions on a critical public health issue—even if…
A recent prospective study of post-surgical patients confirms what many other studies have already shown: prescribing opioids…
The Oregon Medical Board is trying to require all physicians to force-taper Oregon patients who are prescribed opioids, to less…
But what’s really fueling overdose deaths is drug prohibition and the dangerous black market that it creates.
A decade ago, most people thought of Tylenol (acetaminophen) as a medicine for fever, malaise and minor aches and pains.
Jeffrey A. Singer and Josh Bloom A decade ago, most people thought of Tylenol (acetaminophen) as a medicine for fever, malaise…
Senators Michael Bennet and Susan Collins co-sponsored the bill passed last December to combat the overdose crisis.
The 2016 and 2022 CDC opioid prescribing guidelines were based on the assertion that doctor over-prescribing to patients has…
How many innocent lives must be harmed before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changes course on prescription…
How many innocent lives must be harmed before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changes course on prescription…
- NewsBreak How many innocent lives must be harmed before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changes course on…
How many innocent lives must be harmed before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changes course on prescription…
- NewsBreak Responding to medical experts, including the American Medical Association, who have been complaining for years that…
The CDC's dreadful 2016 opioid prescribing guideline caused untold damage, both to pain patients and opioid addicts.
Over the past several months, lawmakers around America have begun re‐examining existing state laws that have strictly limited…
After the U.S. Centers for Disease Control suggested dosage thresholds for patients receiving pain medication in 2016, 38…
After the U.S. Centers for Disease Control suggested dosage thresholds for patients receiving pain medication in 2016, 38…
- NewsBreak As I have written on numerous occasions, most recently here, the opioid overdose crisis was never caused by doctors …
Is the US heading for even more trouble from drug overdose deaths? Dr. Jeffrey Singer, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute…
America’s war on opioid prescribing continues unabated, predicated on the false assumption that opioid prescribing over the…
Cato Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Jeffrey Singer (also a member of the ACSH Scientific Advisory Board) has written a powerful…
No one witnessing a burglary in progress would call 911 and ask for a doctor. Likewise, it makes no sense for a doctor to…
A unanimous Supreme Court decision is a good first step for getting law enforcement out of prescription decisions.
Although fentanyl alone can easily be lethal, the overwhelming majority of overdose deaths are “polysubstance” deaths: opioids…
No one witnessing a burglary in progress would call 911 and ask for a doctor. Likewise, it makes no sense for a doctor to…
Misguided drug policy has stigmatized chronic pain patients, who are often suspected of being “drug abusers.” And many doctors…
There's an old adage among physicians that "the patient can always hurt you more." This refers to the emotional toll personal…
The revised and expanded pain treatment guidelines that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published today…
Quána Madison is diagnosed with multiple conditions that send pain coursing through her entire body on a daily basis.
The two-and-a-half minute trailer for the new Hulu miniseries Dopesick might be all it takes to resurrect the false narrative…
Federal policymakers are finally starting to rethink their failed opioid policies that are based on the mistaken narrative that…
Today the Drug Enforcement Administration released a Public Safety Alert warning the public about “the alarming increase in the…
T oday the Drug Enforcement Administration released a Public Safety Alert warning the public about “the alarming increase in…
Today the Drug Enforcement Administration released a Public Safety Alert warning the public about "the alarming increase in the…
Attorneys general from across the country reacted to the opioid crisis by taking big pharmaceutical companies to court.
“There are almost no chronic conditions I can think of where you look at medical maintenance and say, ‘When are you going to…
“There are almost no chronic conditions I can think of where you look at medical maintenance and say, ‘When are you going to…
“There are almost no chronic conditions I can think of where you look at medical maintenance and say, ‘When are you going to…
I personally know a few dozen physicians. Most of them are unaware that the narrative that prescription painkillers are…
Yesterday a settlement was announced between several states and the pharmaceutical distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health, and…
Yesterday a settlement was announced between several states and the pharmaceutical distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health, and…
It's not at all surprising that CDC data from 2020 shows an increase in drug overdose deaths.
Although it took four years, the American Medical Association's 2020 letter to Dr.
Ashley* lived with addiction and anxiety for years, but she was in recovery and making progress in 2017 after finding treatment…
The seemingly unsinkable prevailing narrative that the opioid overdose crisis was caused by health care practitioners ‘hooking…
#Reprinted with permission. The original post can be found here. Yesterday the Department of Justice filed suit against the…
Yesterday the Department of Justice filed suit against the giant retailer Walmart, accusing it of fueling the opioid crisis by…
With all eyes focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, it is easy to lose sight of the other epidemic, one that claimed an estimated 76…
With all eyes focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, it is easy to lose sight of the other epidemic, one that claimed an estimated 76…
# Reprinted with permission by the Cato Institute. The original article can be found here.
In the latest episode of “Cops Practicing Medicine,” a floor vote is scheduled in the House of Representatives for H.R.
The U.S. Department of Justice today announced an $8.3 billion settlement with OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma, which…
The American Psychological Association Dictionary of Psychology defines “denial” as “a defense mechanism in which unpleasant…
The American Psychological Association Dictionary of Psychology defines “denial” as “ a defense mechanism in which unpleasant…
On September 11 a Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee recommended rejecting Purdue Pharma’s request to add to the…
Ten years ago, federal and state governments began their crackdown on the prescribing of opioids to relieve pain.
Ten years ago, federal and state governments began their crackdown on the prescribing of opioids to relieve pain.
The American Medical Association recently released it Opioid Task Force 2020 Report.
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed another stumbling block in the way of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s futile effort to…
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed another stumbling block in the way of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s futile effort to…
National Public Radio released an investigative report today showing that doctors and dentists are still prescribing opioids…
Reprinted with permission. Dr. Singer's original article can be found here. ### White House “drug czar” Jim Carroll told…
White House “drug czar” Jim Carroll told Politico earlier this week that an Office of National Drug Control Policy analysis…
Click here to read the full article. White House “drug czar” Jim Carroll toldPoliticoearlier this week that an Office of…
White House “drug czar” Jim Carroll told Politico earlier this week that an Office of National Drug Control Policy analysis…
On January 20 th, the Cincinnati Enquirer ran a story on the recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Reprinted with permission. Dr. Singer's original piece can be found on the Cato Institute website.
On January 20 th, the Cincinnati Enquirer ran a story on the recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Key point: As prescription volume precipitously drops, the overdose rate continues apace.
Annals of Emergency Medicine pours more cold water on the false but persistent narrative that the opioid overdose crisis was…
Annals of Emergency Medicine pours more cold water on the false but persistent narrative that the opioid overdose crisis was…
Reprinted with permission of the author and the Cato Institute. Dr. Jeffrey Singer's original essay can be found here.
What do gun owners and pain patients have in common? They both may be collateral damage of policy hastily enacted in response…
What do gun owners and pain patients have in common? They both may be collateral damage of policy hastily enacted in response…
#Special to ACSH. Reprinted with permission of the author and the Cato Institute.
#Special to ACSH. Reprinted with permission of Dr. Jeffrey Singer and the Cato Institute.