Big Pharma Hobbling Federal Efforts to Rein In Dangerous Opioids | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
So wait... not only are the drugs being peddled by major drug
companies fueling an addiction crisis nationwide, they are also making
the pain of prescribed patients worse?
Everything about this situation is wrong.
"The
implications for people taking opioids like morphine, oxycodone and
methadone are great, since we show the short-term decision to take such
opioids can have devastating consequences of making pain worse and
longer lasting," says University of Colorado-Boulder professor. (Photo: frankieleon/flickr/cc)
