Well the theory of change here actually includes the pharma companies in trying to develop treatments. I don’t trust pharma to do anything other than profit maximize, but I think the dynamics are such that this effort won’t be in opposition to their interests and the FDA has already clamped down hard on new medications with addictive potential.
The government probably should have put the Sackler settlement money towards development of non-addictive painkillers.
Well the theory of change here actually includes the pharma companies in trying to develop treatments. I don’t trust pharma to do anything other than profit maximize, but I think the dynamics are such that this effort won’t be in opposition to their interests and the FDA has already clamped down hard on new medications with addictive potential.
The government probably should have put the Sackler settlement money towards development of non-addictive painkillers.