Ending The American Pill Epidemic
July / August, 2016
Drug overdoses—more than 60 percent of which involve opioids—are the number one cause of accidental death in America. How did we get here, and how do we kick the habit?ENDING THE AMERICAN PILL EPIDEMICESSAYDrug overdoses—more than 60 percent of which involve opioids—are the number one cause of accidental death in America. How did we get here, and how do we kick the habit?DR. SANJAY GUPTARight around the time I was finishing my neurosurgery residency in 2000, the consumption of prescription pain...
