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Crime of the Century: Addiction Is Not That Simple

By Lynn Webster, M.D. | June 5, 2021 | 2
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Crime of the Century had the opportunity to debunk myths about addiction. Instead, it confuses the terms addiction and physical dependence and propagates misinformation.

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Trading One Crisis for Another Is No Answer to the Opioid Epidemic

By Lynn Webster, M.D. | May 22, 2021 | 11
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This article, in a slightly edited form, first appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune on May 20, 2021.   Many years ago, I took on an unforgettable patient (“Jack”) who was on a high dose of physician-prescribed opioids. He wanted me to continue his high dosage. But I was unsure whether the benefit of doing…

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