Though I can accept that news industry may have had a role to play in the influencing the thoughts and opinions of inexperienced medical professionals, I cannot accept that they are 'complicit' in the opioid crisis.

Its hard to accept that the medical practice in the Americas is comprised of mostly "young doctors and students." In 2018, ~69% [1] of physicians in America were over 46 years old. I am more inclined to believe that bad actors, lobbying and general incompetence is to be blamed.

This topic reminded me of "The $100 billion per year back pain industry is mostly a hoax"[2] piece which highlighted drug companies who spent millions on marketing, borrowing a page from Big-Tobacco, doctors who over-prescribed and frustrated patients who too matters into their own hands.

[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/415961/share-of-age-amon... [2] https://qz.com/1010259/the-100-billion-per-year-back-pain-in...