Richard A. Lawhern is an independent researcher who has studied the intersection of drug policy and pain treatment for more than 20 years and has interacted with tens of thousands of chronic pain patients on social media. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 papers and articles in popular media and peer-reviewed medical journals.
Government Data Refute the Notion That Overprescribing Caused the 'Opioid Crisis'
The CDC’s numbers show that pain treatment is not responsible for escalating drug-related deaths.