Government data refutes overprescribing as the cause of the opioid crisis, attributing it to DEA's production quotas and recent pharmacy injunction.

Government data disputes the idea that overprescribing caused the "opioid crisis." Instead, opioid pain reliever shortages are attributed to the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) stricter production quotas and a recent phamacy injunction as part of the $26 billion National Opioids Settlement. The premise that overprescribing caused the crisis is found to be fundamentally incorrect.

April 15, 2024
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