Critic says legislation ‘not well thought out’
By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services via Arizona Capitol Times
A far-reaching plan designed to help put a dent in opioid abuse cleared its first legislative hurdle Tuesday as a pain management physician warned lawmakers to proceed — but be cautious.
William Thompson told members of the House Health Committee a key reason there is a crisis is because of policies set by government and others in the first place. That includes an increasing focus on the fact that chronic pain is a legitimate complaint.
But Thompson said that led to doctors who really “didn’t know what they were doing” prescribing pain medications.
And there’s something else.
