On April 6th, Dr. Jeff Gudin texted me, devastated when he learned, but fully understood, that I signed up for…
The REAL story of buprenorphine access for pain and addiction to mitigate death risk
In their 3/26/2019 commentary “Want to Reduce Opioid Deaths? Get People the Medications They Need”, a New York Times Editorial…
PROPer Nanny
Bulletin: Heroin and Fentanyl Dealers are Ignoring Morphine Sulfate Equivalent (MSE) Limits and Offering Ultra High Dose Unit Opioids in…
Stuck on You
Dr. Mortimer Fein joins me today in a treacly duet about opioids while we’re still both mobile enough to dance…
Alternative Facts on Opioid Risk
Morphine Equivalent Daily Dose Scores THIRD on Risk Scale! While media muckrakers and anti-opioid zealots continue to fuel a fire…
Prince and Why We Need More Compassion About Addiction
A renowned Music Producer, Songwriter, Musician, Singer, Prince’s sudden death resonates a chilling and shocking surprise to many. The death of…
CDC: All we want for Christmas is our two front Tweets
Following months of controversy and complaints about lack of transparency, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published an…
Collective Bludgeoning
There are 16,000 opioid deaths per year in the United States and this is a distinctly American tragedy. Every do-gooder…
What the Market Will Bear?
I don’t know much but I do know this: He ain’t no Adam Smith. Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals,…
The Decline of Western Civilization (Just Kidding)
Funny, I didn’t feel any different today, despite learning that I am one of “forty million people under an advisory”…