PHARMACIST STEVE

I find this article very interesting, if you notice all the references/foot notes have to deal with mostly only one conclusion about substance abuse/addiction.

There is not one mention if the CDC really had statue authority of even being able to generate/publish such opiate dosing guidelines.

I suppose that could be because that was not part of their mission/goal of writing this letter.

Does this just prove that anyone wanting to write a letter to justify a predetermined conclusion can find ample reference material to prove their point.

I would bet that someone could write a short article on a person being admitted to a hospital or has died after eating peanuts – it could be determine to be severely allergic to PEANUTS, however a large number of people could eat peanuts and never have a adverse reaction.

Likewise, someone could be charged with driving under the influence if they have taken a opiate, muscle relaxant, or benzo especially if they are naive to the medication.

Likewise, if the pt was prescribed a opiate post surgery and took a dose at a later date for a severe headache, pulled muscle  or some other very painful issue – this would be considered MISUSE – for taking the medication for some health issue that the medication was not prescribed for them.. even though it was originally prescribed for them.

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