Episode 57: 20+ Yrs Fighting Opioid Myths, Dr. Chad Kollas on the FDA’s Latest Move
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Show Notes
Dr. Chad Kollas has been in this fight since the early 2000s. He is a Palliative Care Physician who’s stood with pain patients when most providers wouldn’t. We dig into: The FDA’s newly announced opioid label change, what’s real, what’s political theater, and what could happen next. How PROP and its allies have shaped the conversation, and how their misuse/abuse statistics are misleading policymakers. Why the harms of forced tapers and patient abandonment are still being ignored by government agencies. The hypocrisy in evidence standards for buprenorphine vs. other opioids. This episode is equal parts infuriating and energizing, with some encouragement about where advocacy has made a difference.
New Patron shoutouts included. This episode will be publicly available on 8/26/25.
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