Not to go to far afield, but I strongly recommend the book Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones. Even for those of us who recall (and lived through) the history Tom describes above, it is an eye-opening, informative, and fascinating explanation of how we got into our current mess with opiates. I think it should be required reading for everyone who writes a prescription for a controlled substance.

Jon
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Baltimore

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