We don't have addiction specialists partly because we don't consider this legitimately medical as a society.

We don't have addiction specialists partly because we don't consider this legitimately medical as a society. We see it as a moral failing. I really hope we can keep moving away from that unscientific, ignorant and harmful attitude.

This story is just painful.

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/20/519481712/how-do-former-opioid-addicts-safely-get-pain-relief-after-surgery
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/20/519481712/how-do-former-opioid-addicts-safely-get-pain-relief-after-surgery