“I take opioids to treat chronic pain. Stigmatizing them will harm me.” — Sonya Huber Copy Share Image
We lose thousands of our fellow Americans every year to opioid abuse. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
We have a massive heroin opioid epidemic problem in America, part of that is because of drugs coming from the cartels from… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
Grains are essentially sugar with enough opioids to make them addictive. — Lierre Keith Copy Share Image
I have always been very interested in the issue of drugs, because as much as illegal drugs are prosecuted, if you think… — Pedro Reyes Copy Share Image
For most of the rise of modern medicine, the brain was a really unknown zone and was all based in guesswork. Well,… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
“In the debate over opioid addiction, there’s one group we aren’t hearing from: chronic pain patients, many of whom need to use… — S. E. Smith Copy Share Image
“When your kid’s dying from a brain tumor or leukemia, the whole community shows up. They bring casseroles. They pray for you.… — Sam Quinones Copy Share Image
“There are a lot of victims when it comes to addiction. I know there's an overdose epidemic. We see those faces. But… — Donna Marsh Copy Share Image
“Despite what appears to be a low risk of addiction in naïve, chronic pain patients, it is reasonable to ask how much… — Howard L. Fields Copy Share Image
“I currently take Lortab, which is a combination of acetaminophen and hydrocodone. I’d rather not take this medication, or any medication for… — Alison Moore Copy Share Image
Because of the war on drugs, pain patients are treated with skepticism and pain doctors live in fear of being prosecuted for… — Maia Szalavitz Copy Share Image
Opioid replacement therapy is the standard evidence-based model to treat people with acute opioid addiction, and that is unassailable according to every… — Patrick J. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Government agencies are trying to get doctors to cut back on prescribing opioids. I understand that they need to do something about… — Alison Moore Copy Share Image
“Chronic pain patients like me are not the cause of the opioid crisis; only 22% of those who misuse opioids are prescribed… — Sonya Huber Copy Share Image
“I will be living with chronic pain for the rest of my life. I don’t have the mobility, energy or life options… — Sonya Huber Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, this disapproval of how you are managing your pain crosses over to disbelief that you are in as much pain as… — Murray J. McAlister Copy Share Image
“There’s a saying that goes something like: ‘We are all one drink or pill away from addiction,’ and I know this is… — S. E. Smith Copy Share Image
There is a safe, nontoxic drug called naloxone that can instantly reverse opioid overdose and prevent most of these deaths. But the… — Maia Szalavitz Copy Share Image
“the Times says there's a heroin epidemic, Malone thinks, which is only an epidemic of course because now white people are dying.… — Don Winslow Copy Share Image
