CARA Becoming Law Proves Our Astonishing Potential

Like many physicians, the opioid overdose epidemic has become personal to me. As a cardiothoracic surgeon I have prescribed opioids for 25 years to help my patients manage their post surgical pain. These medications are invaluable, but they have a much darker side than I ever imagined and we are seeing it very clearly now.

Drug overdose is now the number one cause of accidental deaths--more people die from drug overdoses than die in automobile accidents, falls, or guns. We have two million addicted souls who generate 1000 ER admissions and 80 deaths every day.

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