Doctors’ Documentary Shed Light on Addiction

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Aug. 7, 2023 – The number of physicians reported by the media who were charged relating to opioid-related offenses has tripled since 2000. Goldstein says that over the past five to six years, physicians have been trying to limit the number of narcotics for pain due to their addictive nature, citing that Tylenol is a strong painkiller as well.“I think some of it maybe gone a little bit too far that people that need narcotics aren’t getting them. People that need some pain management aren’t getting them just because we’re trying so hard not to give pain medicines,” said Goldstein.

Patel’s catalyst to speak out on the opiate crisis through this documentary came when he prescribed short-term opioid medication to a patient of his. After using the medication, the patient had concerns about becoming addicted, feeling a strong need to take the medication even though the pain was gone.

“The biggest thing to understand about prescription of any medicine, and particularly opiates, is understanding where are the true reasons, where the benefit outweighs the risks,” said Patel.