Professor, Department of Neurology
University of Florida
Gainesville, Fla.
University of Florida
Gainesville, Fla.
Patient Advocate
Fort Mill, S.C.
Fort Mill, S.C.
In a recent episode of Pain Medicine News’ ON PAIN video series, Matthew Ellis, PhD, MPE, appears to be suggesting that the availability of prescription opioids has affected the market for illicit drugs; that this availability helped to drive the demand for heroin; and thus, that the prescription opioid-to-heroin pathway made heroin more