Communities nationwide are struggling with the unprecedented opioid pain pill and heroin addiction epidemic. On March 15, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), announced guidelines for doctors to reduce the amount of opioid painkillers prescribed, in an effort to curb the epidemic. The CDC estimates that most new heroin addicts first became hooked on prescription pain medication before graduating to heroin, which is stronger and cheaper. (John Moore, Getty Images)
Re: Waking up to opioid addiction, March 21 editorial (reprinted from The Washington Post).
The editorial supporting the Centers for Disease Control s recommendations for a sensible approach to combat opioid addiction was welcome news. Most surprising, lawmakers were able to work across the aisle on what they agreed was a public health issue, rather than a law enforcement matter. In 2010, in the early days of medical cannabis in Colorado, my wife and I started our small Colorado business and first began researching cannabis as a natural, non-addictive remedy. Colorado is ahead of the curve on this issue and I m proud to be part of the industry that is at the forefront of finding alternative solutions.
Ralph Morgan, Denver
The writer is CEO of O.Pen VAPE.
This letter was published in the March 27 edition.
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