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Addiction Therapy 2016
October 03-05, 2016
Volume 7, Issue 5(Suppl) J Addict Res Ther
ISSN:2155-6105 JART, an open access journal
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October 03-05, 2016 Atlanta, USA
5th International Conference and Exhibition on
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Norman S Miller, J Addict Res Ther 2016, 7:5(Suppl)
Opioids: Painful and pathological medications
Norman S Miller
Health Advocates PLLC, USA
Despite the widespread prescribing of opioid medications for the treatment of chronic pain there is little or no evidence
for its efficacy. In fact, the studies show that long-term prescribing of opioid medications leads to significant morbidity
and mortality. The Controlled Substance Laws define prescription opioid medication as dangerous and addicting medications.
Despite the classification and scheduling of opioid medication, their prescribing continues to be widespread and adverse. Of
central importance is there are few studies of the addicting properties that drive the high rates of prescribing and adverse
consequences. It is a myth that most people treated with opioids never become addicted and addiction does not develop if you
are prescribing for pain.
Why are opioid medications prescribed in large quantities and high frequency when there is little or no proven efficacy for
their therapeutic value? Why are opioids the most commonly prescribed medication in the United States for the past decades
when the adverse consequences continue to grow? Why does the medical profession continue to prescribe opioid medications
that result in increased pain and increased disability? This article summarizes the inherent addictive pharmacologic properties
that are the impetus and basis for America’s current opioid epidemic.
Biography
Norman S Miller, MD, JD, PLLC, is the Medical Director, Detoxification and Residential Pro¬grams, Bear River Health at Walloon Lake, and the President, Health
Advocates PLLC. He is a psychiatrist in East Lansing, Michigan and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Covenant Medical Center and DMC
Detroit Receiving Hospital. He received his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine and has been in practice for 41 years. He is one of 6
doctors at Covenant Medical Center and one of 26 at DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital who specialize in Psychiatry.