U.S. Surgeon GeneralVerified account

The most important action we can take is to get involved politically and remove those in power who continue to lie and say that prescription drugs are the problem when we know for a fact that it is illicit fentanyl coming from China #shareourpain

PROTECT PAIN PATIENTS! Rx opioids has plummeted, yet OD deaths are rising. Drs are afraid to prescribe. Forced tapering of stable, non-addicted, legit pts is widespread. Pts are abandoned without treatment, many with complications of untreated pain, many of SUICIDE. PAIN KILLS!

It's time to face reality Sir we have an illicit fentanyl problem stop punishing pain patients because the government can't control the flow of illegal drugs #shareourpain

I have spoken with cancer patients who have been denied palliative care because of this #fakeopioidcrisis I have spoken with EDS patients who can't find a dr to treat them.I have tweeted out the #Suicide number more than I care to count while I beg them not to do it.#ShareOurPain

My story: I’m a CPP who never did anything wrong, but I am now being forced to take meds that don’t work & are shown to be much more dangerous because of The Heroin/fentanyl crisis. Thanks for punishing us!

Well what you've done hasn't worked and killed more people so I'd suggest not driving pain patients to the black market for relief, making MAT truly accessible (showing up once a day is not). I'd say do away with prohibition since that's where the harm is but you knew that.