FDA Has Many Hurdles to Overcome in its Effort to Stem the Current Opioid Addiction Epidemic it Helped to Create

The FDA has made many efforts to deal with the current opioid addiction crisis. The latest is the establishment of a "Opioid Policy Steering Committee." Some of these efforts may have been compromised by the influence of patient advocacy groups sponsored by drug companies that produce and market opioids. Such groups have gotten a seat on FDA panels. So, one has to wonder who will be named to the new steering committee.

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