Luigi Mangione’s Manifesto Is Stupid: He’s not alone. The accused gunman in the murder of United Healthcare’s CEO, like a lot of people, wrongly blames insurance companies for America’s declining life expectancy.
Opioid crisis
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Opioids Crisis: Don’t Punish Pain Patients To Treat Opioid Addiction
Why a sin tax on opioids is not like a sin tax on sugary drinks.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Opioid Crisis: A Physician Reviews “Empire of Pain”
The pain-management needs of my patients were complex. The Sacklers’ marketing of addiction was not.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Opioid Crackdown Is Hurting People in Pain
Purdue Pharma and “pill mills” are rightfully getting clobbered with lawsuits and regulations for their role in the opioid crisis. But the crackdown is pummeling patients with chronic pain.
Posted inApril/May/June 2020, Books, Magazine
What’s Killing the White Working Class?
The GOP continues to supply more of the policies that are destroying its base.
Posted inHealth Care, Political Animal
As Ohio Plans for Opioid Settlement, Treatment Should Come First
The state’s priority should be on getting opioid addicts into long-term treatment before it’s too late.
Posted inFeatured, Health Care, Political Animal, Politics
Opioid Prescriptions in the U.S. Are Down, But It Still Leads the World
New data suggests that neither of the two competing narratives about the crisis are entirely true.
Posted inPolitical Animal
A Classless Way to Raise Awareness About the Opioid Crisis
Why is the First Lady giving “a show” in a Vegas casino with a notorious sexual harasser on her #BeBest tour?
Posted inPolitical Animal
While Trump Fiddles and Tweets, the Opioid Problem Gets Worse
Philadelphia saw a record spike of opioid overdoses this past weekend. Did Trump even notice?
Posted inPolitical Animal
Andrew Sullivan Is Wrong About Trump’s Wall
Sullivan fails to explain how the wall would help the humanitarian crisis on the border.
