#overdose epidemic

In the War on Drugs, patients and doctors are often the mistaken targets in the fight against the so-called opioid epidemic.

Study after study show a “misuse” rate of less than 1% in patients prescribed opioids for acute pain or chronic pain. And numerous large studies show an even lower overdose rate from opioids used in the medical setting.

Fear of opioids propels drug prohibition, the black market, and rising overdoses from heroin and fentanyl. It also drives the misguided prohibition on prescribing pain medication, causing patients to suffer and destroying lives.

Learn more, and join the conversation on Twitter with #CatoDrugWar…