@ChMadar If prescription painkillers are a "gateway drug" (!), it's because they're *under*prescribed, pushing people into the black market.
@BlanksSlate @notjessewalker But would all restraints be "blanket"? If pain specialists are gladhanding unnecessary opioid RXs in cahoots…
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@BlanksSlate@notjessewalker …with drug maker (thru shared $$ incentive) as is increasingly reported, their expertise is open to question. -
@ChMadar@notjessewalker how drugs are prescribed is wise and useful. But the gov't reax is typically DEA, not NIH, which is my problem -
@BlanksSlate@notjessewalker I hearya–best to keep health issues outside DEA pruview. So you'd be cool with NIH guidelines on opioid RXs? -
@ChMadar@notjessewalker Within reason, sure. I think Drs should have freedom to deviate for exceptions, but yes better practices are needed
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@ChMadar@notjessewalker I think national quotas set by the DEA is pretty blanket. http://www.raps.org/Regulatory-Focus/News/2014/09/05/20229/DEA-Establishes-Production-Limits-for-Painkillers-With-Some-Drugs-Set-for-Big-Increases/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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