The accessibility of Kratom is vital to fighting opioid epidemic. Gov restrictions on bupenorphin leave thousands in need with out access to FDA approved treatments. Kratom gives people a choice not to choose heroin with out getting violently ill. #kratomsavelives #kratom

Dr. Sanjay Gupta Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician) Rob Cooney, MD, MEd Restrictions on Buprenorphine, which allow docs to only treat 30 patients in first year, inhibit ER docs ability to prescribe this vital treatment. The legislation is outdated and the greatest risk to progress in fighting the opioid crisis x.com/EmergencyDocs/…

Its Ironic that there is a critical shortage of opioids in hospitals, during the peak of the opioid epidemic. Emergency Rooms Run Out of Vital Drugs, and Patients Are Feeling It nyti.ms/2lKbHw5

A great article emphasizing how current legislation is inhibiting progress in the opioid epidemic. We need to drop the DEA waiver for emergency physician to improve access of lifesaving treatments for opioid addiction. #dropthewaiver

Most With OD Can Be Discharged From ED an Hour After Naloxone medscape.com/viewarticle/90… via Medscape. Rapid discharge after Narcan is exactly what we need to get away from after OD. ERs should emphasis MORE time to counseling, initiating MAT and ensuring follow up @DrSarahWakeman

Just published on Medscape. Check it out Buprenorphine Prescribing Restrictions in the Opioid Epidemic medscape.com/viewarticle/90… via Medscape

Important meeting w Dr. Hugo Hanson, an Emergency Medicine Specialist at Kingston & Mid-Hudson Hospitals. We discussed the prevalence of opioids in our community & how requiring special waivers in order to prescribe medication to treat the disease is making the situation worse.

Please share if you know someone one affected by opioid addiction!! #xwaiver #opioidcrisis

Just another day saving lives on the night shift.

We mashed up Barack Obama’s Bin Laden speech with @RealDonaldTrump’s al-Baghdadi speech, and the results are amazing

I just published “Is Kratom the Answer to the Deadliest Drug Epidemic in History?” medium.com/@treyhanson/is…

I just published “Kratom, an alternative to traditional pain management that America desperately needs.” medium.com/p/kratom-an-al…

ER Reduces Opioid Use By More Than Half With Dry Needles, Laughing Gas n.pr/2qUyj2y

So proud to see my daughters eyes light up when I speak to her class about being a physician.

It is good to see an article distributed to other physician that argues against the political agenda of the fda regarding kratom. medscape.com/viewarticle/89…

A great heartfelt article, that relates opioid addiction to something everyone can relate to...Hunger What it feels like to have an opioid addiction huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-it-… via The Scope

Had the pleasure of spending my morning teaching some medicine at the hospital to an awesome group of 1st graders. #lovewhatyoudo #doctorlife