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Senior Fellow
Cato Institute
Washington, D.C.
Cato Institute
Washington, D.C.
Director, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Services
American Council on Science and Health
New York City
American Council on Science and Health
New York City
Indisputable evidence shows the absence of a correlation between the number of opioid prescriptions and opioid abuse or addiction. This has not, however, dissuaded practicing physicians from buying in to the false narrative that prescribing opioids for