Doctors Collecting Bonuses

That’s right! There are doctors collecting bonuses for pushing opioids. In 2015 more than 33,000 Americans were killed by opioids and nearly half of those involved a prescription for the drugs. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that 91 Americans die from an opioid overdose and are still rising, easily quadrupling since 2015. You would think these would be prescribed sparingly for only the most severe cases of pain and where there are no other options available.

Milder cases of chronic pain, such as from osteoarthritis or back pain, are being widely prescribed. …read more