Special Interest Groups Behind CDC Opioid Guidelines

Special Interest Groups Behind CDC Opioid Guidelines: By Pat Anson, Editor Dozens of organizations representing physicians, pharmacies, insurance companies and other special interest groups were invited to participate in an online “webinar” last week, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled its controversial new guidelines

The Opioid Prophet | Brandeis Magazine

The Opioid Prophet | Brandeis Magazine: In 2003, as a new employee in New York City’s health department, having just completed a psychiatry residency at Mount Sinai, Andrew Kolodny was given a singular charge: Reduce the city’s drug-overdose deaths.

CDC Accused of ‘Blatant Violations’ of Federal Law

CDC Accused of ‘Blatant Violations’ of Federal Law: By Pat Anson, Editor A pro-business legal foundation with a history of taking government agencies to court is asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw plans to release new guidelines for the prescribing of opioid pain medications. In a letter to CDC Director To

REALLY KOLODNY AND THAT IS EFFECTIVELY DISCLOSING INFORMATION?

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I think you are scared... this is your way you think of deflecting... hahahaaaa not!

CDC Ignored Warning About Opioid Guidelines

CDC Ignored Warning About Opioid Guidelines: By Pat Anson, Editor A consulting company hired by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned the agency last year that many doctors had stopped prescribing opioid pain medication and that chronic pain patients felt “slighted and shamed” by the CDC’s opioid guidelines. “Some doctors