National Rx Drug Abuse Summit: All That Is Missing Is You

It took me a while to put my finger on it. The National Rx Drug Abuse Summit here in Orlando is well attended and highly informative, yet something was missing. Something important. I couldn't quite get it. And then it hit me. That something was you. Your co-workers. Your company. Virtually the entire workers' compensation…

Putting a Face On Drug Abuse Death

A startling fact was revealed this morning at the National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit in Orlando, FL. Last year, 38,000 people died in this country from prescription drug abuse. That is more than died in workplace and auto accidents combined.  The discussion here is clinical, and by nature somewhat detached from the devastation caused by…