Pubdate: Fri, 20 May 2016
Source: Sacramento Bee (CA)
Copyright: 2016 The Sacramento Bee
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Author: Richard E. Ralston

THOUGHTFUL ANSWER TO DRUG ABUSE

Re "Pain specialists are on front line in war on opioid abuse" 
(Viewpoints, May 18): Dr. Shalina Shah presented a very calm and 
sensible approach to the serious problem of the abuse of opioids and 
other pain killers.

It is ridiculous to lay the problem at the feet of improper training 
of physicians. If that were the problem, we would have a much bigger 
problem than opioid abuse. We must expect physicians to have 
excellent training in all aspects of their practice. Certainly, 
better than government regulators of medical treatment.

Richard E. Ralston, Newport Beach
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