Wow why isnt the news reporting these actual studies , facts or statistics true opioid addiction no they would rather report on fake or exaggerated data put out by CDC and Mr. kolodny and his minions intentionally misinforming the public on the actual truth about addiction . Thanl you for finally putting out the actual truth we as chronic intractable pain pts are suffering the consequences of the CDC and KOLODNY antiopioid and addiction specialist false and very misleading data and statistics Which was used to set up the guideliness and has caused opioid hysteria and Dr’s to quit prescribing opioids or treating pain pts altogether or refusing to use OPIOIDS for pain even when necessary or forcing the taper or total removal of pts off OPIOIDS for pain there by causing extreme suffering and pushing pts into choices out of RELENTLESS excruciating INTRACTABLE PAIN to either commit suicide or die due to medical issues directly related to the removal of long term pain regimens without further assistance or worse turn to the streets where they ACCIDENTLY overdose where by the reason for this illegal drug epidemic isn’t going to change or get better the numbers will continue to rise even though prescriptions are down by 50% and cont to decline due to Dr’s afraid of loosing their license and livelihood because of constant harassment by the DEA and department of health. So wondering was this their intention all along so as to decrease SSI and medicare/ Medicaid when veterans and pain pts suicide and deaths have increased due to uncontrolled pain ??? WHEN REAL reason is illegal drugs heroin, cocaine laced with CARAFENTANYL or now we are seeing near death or people getting ILL from synthetic marijuana laced with CARAFENTANYL this is where the DEA needs to spend their efforts not chasing innocent doctors who are just trying to treat their pts . Also I resent the comment by the head of the FDA saying that reason pain pts turning to the streets is not because of RELENTLESS excruciating INTRACTABLE PAIN but because they were addicts all along and loss access to our meds That is BS…. And so inconsiderate and lack of compassion for those who a really suffering from this hell we call CHRONIC pain that never goes away intractable relentless excruciating pain every second of everyday which was being treated and controlled under careful watch by our doctor we are treated like criminals urines, pill counts and contracts we are judged and treated everyday like we are “drug seeking “ when all we want is just to be tolerable and be able to have quality of life to get oob and walk ,maybe for some go to work ,take care of our homes and children and to enjoy just some time with our spouses ,and children, and grandchildren ,and with other family friends just like you do without pain everyday where you don’t even think twice ,you just do it or take it for granted . And these things have been ripped away and pts with intractable pain have been made to suffer not to mention the WITHDRAWL from being on these meds some of us for 10 or 20 plus years just removed off our OPIOID regimen without follow up or being forced into quick tapers or changed to ineffective doses where by people are suffering and mentally as well, depression and loneliness sets in because no longer have that quality of life, or no longer can even get out of the house, or even the bed isolated and alone.DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT IS LIKE, EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY I BET YOU DON’T, SAME TO THE HEAD OF THE CDC who vowed war against all OPIOIDS because his son almost died on cocaine laced with CARAFENTANYL wait I do believe that is a illegal drug this was not a perscription opioid nor did he ever have a legitimate script for perscription opioid, just like most addicts more then half of those or most never saw a Dr for pain or had gotten legitimate pain script ,most f them steal from others, or pharmacies or They buy from drug dealers on the street ,or the black market, or from gangs or they purchased from other addicts, they exchanged meds But we suffer the consequences because his son was an addict as they say maybe he had the heritage gene . As well another politicians son died from laced Xanax and cocaine these are defiantly not perscription drugs these were gotten illegally ,and were illegal they were made from drug dealers or drug cartels or gangs who press the synthetic fentanyl into pills to look like perscription meds,and people go to buy them addict or pain pts take the med thinking it’s Xanax or PERCOCET and it’s not it’s carafentanyl which is 20x more potent then HERION and they ACCIDENTLY overdose but these deaths are all counted as opioid making the overdose rate high for OPIOIDS and when reporting the news or media still reports these wrong numbers even though the CDC admitted to exaggerating the numbers they counted the synthetic fentanyl deaths in with perscription opioid deaths as well as those who died from polypharm more then one drug and alcohol or just more then one drug but if even small amt of an opioid doesn’t matter whether obtained legal or illegally if small amt of opioid then death marked as opioid OD thereby increasing their numbers ,the CDC’s fake numbers ,so makes it look like high perscription opioid overdoses and deaths , when this isn’t true less then 2 % die from a legitimately obtained perscription opioid , and only 1% or 2% ever get addicted see why above research in column thank you again for finally reporting correct and actual research 😉