On #LongIsland this AM, stood w/local families & leading advocates to urge action to end opioid addiction epidemic.pic.twitter.com/pIgEgEzl3C
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@SenGillibrand @CDCgov There is no one-size fits all for this; gov't interference just hurts patients and doctors.
@SenGillibrand Sure, restrict my doctors. You know, like abortion. Massive opioids req'd for my cancer 10yrs ago. No addiction.
.@SenGillibrand @CDCgov The gov’t medical boards insisted on doctors prescribe more opioids and give RX rights to untrained nurses
.@SenGillibrand @CDCgov http://tinyurl.com/hzw4sdt Why are we allowing more non-physicians to prescribe these dangerous drugs?
@DrRoyStoller @SenGillibrand @CDCgov Roy I am a PA practicing IM for 25 years. I usually find you to be reasonable. I support the guidelines
@LBEBEN @SenGillibrand @CDCgov my point is we need guidelines now because the gov’t got too involved with the practice of medicine
@LBEBEN @SenGillibrand @CDCgov Pennsylvania threatened doctors’ licenses if pain was not controlled Now they have an addiction problem
@SenGillibrand @CDCgov But then that might distract from their work on making Ebola contagious.
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