The NYSPA Report: A Multifaceted Approach to the Opioid Epidemic

• By: Frank G. Dowling, MD SUNY at Stony Brook
• July 1st, 2015
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There has been much discussion around NY State and the country about a surge in heroin usage and overdose deaths. Although the perception is that a drop in “doc shopping” caused the increase in heroin usage, the picture is complex and the history goes back further than some may realize. Heroin...