Opioid abuse in work comp – the dialogue

Safety National’s Mark Walls has started a great discussion about the use – and abuse – of opioids in workers comp on his LinkedIn Group.
I’m struck by the quality and volume of responses to his post – in a couple hours, Mark generated a couple dozen comments including one from MyMatrixx’s Phil Walls RPh, one of the most thoughtful individuals I know in the PBM space, and another from a psychologist, David Dietz, with a different perspective. Dr Deitz notes that there’s much more to this than just the drugs, and his views are well worth thoughtful consideration.
I applaud both – and (almost) everyone else – for engaging in the discussion.