The Opioid Epidemic and Government Intervention – Jeffrey A Singer MD
While the news cycle is focused on Covid-19, there is another epidemic sweeping America. Drug overdose deaths continue to rise and a fresh perspective is urgently needed. Two experts in the field, Jeffrey A. Singer, MD, F.A.C.S. and Dr. Kris Ferguson, MD discuss what is and isn’t working in America, and what other countries have done to bring this epidemic under control. This episode of the Get Healthy 360 will challenge your views on drugs, drug users, the role of government, how we got here, and how we should proceed.
Jeffrey A. Singer, MD is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and works in the Department of Health Policy Studies. He is principal and founder of Valley Surgical Clinics, Ltd., the largest and oldest group private surgical practice in Arizona, and has been in private practice as a general surgeon for more than 35 years.