Doctors Are Prescribing Fewer Opioids, Says AMA
The number of opioid prescriptions dropped 22 percent between 2013 and 2017, leading to an estimated 55 million fewer scripts, according to the doctors' group. These numbers are part of the American Medical Association's argument against proposed federal clinical practice legislation. Also in the news, an expose on the marketing techniques used by some corners of big pharma regarding these medicines. Meanwhile, updates on legal action in Utah, Kansas and Michigan; efforts in Philadelphia to clear opioid "tent camps;" California's experiment in distributing fentanyl tests; and other hot topics.