Sharon S Darrow
Opioid Crisis Laws — Protection or Torture?
Anyone with a heart wants to protect people from addiction and death due to the overuse of opioids. The national outcry has created many new, draconian laws restricting the availability of the narcotic drugs to “protect” the public, but is that policy the answer? My neighbor was a 68 year-old man with terminal cancer. With the help of medication and a caretaker, he was able to live at home and function fairly well. Then the medical clinic that managed his care changed their p