Reflections on Medicine & Life
Stigma about proven OUD (Opioid Use Disorder) treatments is a significant barrier to getting the opioid crisis under control. Stigma prevents patients from seeking treatment with Suboxone and methadone. And stigma prevents addiction care providers from using Suboxone, methadone, and
Every day we hear of a friend, or a friend of a friend, or some celebrity getting cancer. We are positive that we didn’t hear about so many people getting cancer 25 years ago when we were young. Surely there
Ditching the RCT means approving treatments without subjecting them to a test that is purposefully designed to reduce the impact of bias when evaluating their efficacy and safety.