Addiction Sweeps the Nation The widespread addiction epidemic continues to make headlines across the United States. We read about the capture and arrest of drug…
“Medicine today invests heavily in information technology, yet the promised improvement in patient safety and productivity frankly have not been realized.” ~ Dr. Peter Pronovost,…
“$$$$$$$$$$$$ It’s Bonus Time in the Neighborhood!” ~Purdue Sales Manager in 1996, reminding Tennessee sales representatives that convincing doctors to prescribe stronger doses of OxyContin…
In 1995, the American Pain Society, an organization comprised of various types of health professionals, made a recommendation that doctors should consider pain a “fifth…
“It’s an incredibly dangerous drug. We’ re concerned that even a drop could get in an eye, so we wear eye protection. We wear long…
“The ‘dry’ are as sick as the drunk, except that the bodily damage is not there. With every drunk there is a sick “dry” who…
“It’s a fascinating drug, but we need to know a lot more about it. Recreationally or to self-treat opioid dependence, BEWARE – potentially, you’re at…
“To put in perspective, this is enough to kill every man, woman, and child in Alberta about 45 times over.” ~ Edmonton public health doctor…
“I felt empty and sad for years, and for a long, long time, alcohol worked. I’d drink, and all the sadness would go away… But…
“Alcohol ruined me financially and morally, broke my heart and the hearts of too many others. Even though it did this to me and it…