Studying the statements from the 2021 Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit,

I can confidently say that things are going to get tougher for pain patients,

https://www.psychcongress.com/article/subject-netflix-series-pharmacist-turns-focus-pharma-capitol-hill #chronicpain #opioids #rxdrugsummit #drugs #opioids

CBT for chronic pain??? https://www.psychcongress.com/article/rx-summit-spotlight-veterans-administration-takes-multi-faceted-approach-opioid-risk

warning doctors even more about the dangers of prescribing opioids,

https://www.psychcongress.com/article/fda-addresses-stimulant-surge-prescription-warning-labels-stigma #drugs #opioids #health #medtwitter #addiction #chronicpain

opioids education https://www.psychcongress.com/article/legislators-ramping-bipartisan-efforts-educate-opioids

put more pressure on Purdue & pharmaceutical companies,

This is pretty honest, good for him https://www.psychcongress.com/article/legislators-pdmps-making-difference-pandemic-has-re-ignited-opioid-epidemic

Biden & experts made big statements on racial equity
how they fix w/ healthcare policy they havent specified much

As far as I can tell, it seems hot-air, but maybe its legit
will tell by actions that follow
https://www.psychcongress.com/article/biden-administration-unveils-year-1-drug-policy-priorities
#race #blm #equity #drugs #addiction #opioids

The good is that there is a large increase in addiction services funding & the federal government is going to aim at where fentanyl is getting through (well not china)

So for my drug reporter friends this should be welcome news mostly, https://www.psychcongress.com/article/state-department-leveraging-resources-partnerships-crack-down-drug-trade

I love how the Coast Guard is asked to give a speech, fantastic https://www.psychcongress.com/article/acting-ondcp-director-brings-policies-focus-coast-guard-cracking-down-trafficking

fight against addiction brings PDMPs into heavy focus, & there are a ton of buzz-words but little specification, which makes me a little hesitant to say the Biden Admin is taking addiction more seriously

https://www.psychcongress.com/article/rx-summit-spotlight-developing-structure-around-post-overdose-outreach-programs #drugs #opioids #chronicpain #health #medtwitter

https://www.psychcongress.com/article/rx-summit-spotlight-addition-non-fatal-overdose-data-boosts-west-virginia-pdmp

there is the CDC statement, reminds me of that Weird Al buzzwords song about synergy

To be fair to Walensky she's only been in the job for what, about a month, https://www.psychcongress.com/article/cdc-translating-knowledge-action-addiction-crisis-evolves

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