Thursday, April 26, 2018

The New York Times Suggests Opioids Should Be Reserved for Terminal Patients - Hit & Run : Reason.com

Image result for Opioid PrescribingThe New York Times Suggests Opioids Should Be Reserved for Terminal Patients - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"The New York Times agrees that "people with cancer and other terminal conditions who experience excruciating pain" should have access to opioid analgesics, albeit as "a last resort." 
But the paper's editorial board seems to think that other patients—people with gunshot wounds or broken bones, people recovering from surgery, people who are not on the verge of death but have chronic conditions that cause severe pain—should take Attorney General Jeff Sessions' advice to "take some aspirin" and "tough it out."...
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