“How ironic but boldly candid. Hospitals are now a function of corporate medicine, which prioritizes profits over patient care. The humanism element of medical care has no place in the formulaic algorithms that AI generate. What’s love got to do with it, like what’s healing the sick got to do with it? Just a second-hand commotion. An honorable profession is being gutted before our eyes.”
..dr f.gooding, MD, (5 years federal prison)
NORMAN J CLEMENT RPH., DDS, NORMAN L. CLEMENT PHARM-TECH, MALACHI F. MACKANDAL PHARMD, BELINDA BROWN-PARKER, IN THE SPIRIT OF JOSEPH SOLVO ESQ., INC., SPIRIT OF REV. IN THE SPIRIT OF WALTER R. CLEMENT BS., MS, MBA. HARVEY JENKINS, MD, PH.D., IN THE SPIRIT OF C.T. VIVIAN, JELANI ZIMBABWE CLEMENT, BS., M.B.A., IN THE SPIRIT OF THE HON. PATRICE LUMUMBA, IN THE SPIRIT OF ERLIN CLEMENT SR., EVELYN J. CLEMENT, WALTER F. WRENN III., MD., JULIE KILLINGSWORTH, RENEE BLARE, RPH, DR. TERENCE SASAKI, MD LESLY POMPY MD., CHRISTOPHER RUSSO, MD., NANCY SEEFELDT, WILLIE GUINYARD BS., JOSEPH WEBSTER MD., MBA, BEVERLY C. PRINCE MD., FACS., NEIL ARNAND, MD., RICHARD KAUL, MD., IN THE SPIRIT OF LEROY BAYLOR, JAY K. JOSHI MD., MBA, AISHA GARDNER, ADRIENNE EDMUNDSON, ESTER HYATT PH.D., WALTER L. SMITH BS., IN THE SPIRIT OF BRAHM FISHER ESQ., MICHELE ALEXANDER MD., CUDJOE WILDING BS, MARTIN NJOKU, BS., RPH., IN THE SPIRIT OF DEBRA LYNN SHEPHERD, BERES E. MUSCHETT, STRATEGIC ADVISORS
“This source, “Exposing Media’s False Opioid Narrative,” argues that the prevailing “opioid crisis” narrative, often perpetuated by media figures like Ali Velshi and even government bodies like the CDC, is misleading and based on flawed data. The author contends that the crisis is not primarily driven by legitimate medical prescriptions but rather by illicit street drugs, particularly fentanyl, and that doctors who prescribe necessary pain medication have been unfairly targeted. The text emphasizes that addiction should be viewed as a chronic disease, not a moral failing. It highlights the ineffectiveness of the “War on Drugs,” advocating for new, medically-driven strategies like Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) and safe injection sites. Furthermore, it criticizes CDC guidelines for failing to account for individual genetic variability in pain response, leading to legitimate pain patients being denied crucial care.”
BY NORMAN J. CLEMENT, RPH,. DDS
THE NARRATIVE OF McGinnis is misleading based on misinformation
The one thing I agree with Veleshi on is that this Book, Mindy McGinnis’s book Heroine, nor any Book should be banned, even when those like me disagree with the narrative.
“Heroine” by Mindy McGinnis is not just a profoundly compelling cautionary tale, but a direct and multi-layered examination of how quickly addiction takes hold and the deeply emotional and lasting toll it takes on a family, a community, and a young person in its grip.
However, this book fails to report that the CDC’s use of statistics in legal narcotic medication use was delicately conjoined with illicit street drugs (substance). Most importantly, addiction should be recognized as a chronic disease rather than a moral failing, emphasizing that the “War on Drugs” has been ineffective and new strategies are urgently needed.
There has been a deliberate conscious decision by the DEA-DOJ, the Federal Courts, and doctors such as Andrew Kolodny to deny people in pain access to medications like narcotic analgesics, benzodiazepines, a final solution, leading to their extermination, “letting them die off,” in what can be seen as govermental sanctioned medical genocide…; norman j clement,rph, dds
there never was an Opioid Crisis but manipulation facts by law enforcement Histoy of Pain Care
In a society that idolizes medical heroes yet vilifies those who dare to challenge the status quo, the cases of Drs. Mark Ibsen, Walter F. Wrenn, Forest Tenant, Barbara Marino, and Dr. Mohamed Aly Rafia, MD, et al., raise provocative questions.
Are these doctors renegades or revolutionaries?
Are the patients who come into their care thrill-seeking addicts?
It’s time to strip away the black-and-white narratives and embrace the shades of gray that define the complex world of healthcare.
confusion perpetuated by the CDC guidelines
Ashley Rodgers raises her voice against the misinterpretation of addiction and dependence. She points to the confusion perpetuated by the CDC guidelines between addiction, physical dependence, and pseudo-addiction.
As a result, many patients who legitimately need pain relief are denied care, with their requests often misinterpreted as drug-seeking behavior.
THE CDC OPIOID GUIDELINES AND ERA OF COUNTER ENLIGHTENMENT*
Unraveling Media’s False Opioid Narrative
The Velshi presentation ignored the complexity of human biology; these guidelines risk undermining the well-being of millions who suffer from chronic pain, and, much like the media, offer up disinformation as to the tale of human circumstance.
One of the most critical aspects Ashley Rogers addresses is the guideline’s omission of genetic variability in opioid metabolism.
This oversight fails to account for the 12-to-1 range in opioid dose response between individuals, a factor well documented in over 25 years of clinical literature. Government agencgie imposing a one-size-fits-all approach, the CDC guidelines neglect the individualized care required for effective pain management.
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*The Counter-Enlightenment refers to a loose collection of intellectual stances that arose during the European Enlightenment in opposition to its mainstream attitudes and ideals.
ADDICTION SCIENCE AND THE AI BEAST OF DISINFORMATION
In Ashley’s Rogers words, “These guidelines are a betrayal to those who rely on personalized treatments, and they misinterpret the realities of pain management.”
According to Dr. Richard Lawhern, in the Jan 09, 2023, American Council of Science and Health, the US opioid crisis is not primarily driven by overprescription by doctors.
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS HAVE NEVER BEEN THE DRIVER OF THE SO-CALLED OPIOID CRISIS
“The 2016 and 2022 CDC opioid prescribing guidelines were based on the assertion that doctors over-prescribing to patients has been a major cause of opioid use disorder and overdose-related deaths. Published data from the CDC and other sources reveal that this assertion was incorrect – and the CDC knew it was incorrect when it published its guidelines...”
Data shows that prescription opioid-related deaths remained steady despite a 60% drop in prescriptions from 2010 to 2019.
The crisis is multi-factorial, influenced by illegal street drugs, particularly fentanyl, and the impact of pill mills.
The authors Lawhern, Wu and Nadeau concluded:
“..It is thus glaringly obvious that the emphasis of November 2022 CDC opioid prescribing guidelines on risks of opioid addiction and mortality among patients managed by clinicians is vastly over-hyped, scientifically unsupported, and ethically inappropriate. The open question is how to correct course..”**
Sources: a) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6369835/ ]
**b) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpain.2021.721357/full
The late Dr. Walter F. Wrenn argued that opiate addiction should be recognized as a chronic disease rather than a moral failing, emphasizing that the “War on Drugs” has been ineffective and new strategies are urgently needed.
He advocated for a shift in focus from blaming individuals or entities to reducing overdose deaths through practical, medically-driven interventions.
Key to his approach are two parallel treatment options: Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) using medications like Suboxone, and a mitigated technique that involves providing regulated opiates to those addicted, alongside safe injection sites and fentanyl testing.
“First, they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
OPIATE ADDICTION: The Pathophysiology Of A Chronic Disease
Dr. Wrenn wrote in an article titled “The Pathophysiology Of A Chronic Disease ” youarewithinthenorm.com that Suboxone has been vastly underutilized. Wrenn stated,
“I treated opiate addicted individuals for more than 11 years. I made the decision based on several medical facts that I had learned about and believed in… Neither the medical community nor the general public has widely accepted any of these facts. The emphasis has been on blaming someone or something for the opioid crisis...
No one wants to admit that you can’t cure opiate addiction.
No one wants to admit that you can’t stop illegal drugs from entering the country.
No one wants to admit that the “War On Drugs “ is a total failure and new methods must be instituted.”
addiction to opioids, can and will claim anyone
Gritty and alarmingly realistic, “Heroine” is careful to make the point that addiction, especially addiction to opioids, can and will claim anyone, wealthy and poor, white and black, young and old. Fentanyl overdoses are claiming young Americans at an unprecedented rate.
Yet, the media has consistently failed to make a distinction between FDA-approved fentanyl citrate versus the street version, fentanyl acetate, which has no medical use and would be called adulterated, filth, or a poison.
HOW DISFORMATION HAS SABOTAGE THE AMERICA HEALTHCARE TREATMENT OF PAIN
This book fails to report that the CDC’s use of statistics in legal narcotic medication use was delicately conjoined with illicit street drugs (substances) deliberately to expand Law enforcement reach because they failed to protect America from the workings of the Drug Cartels’ illegal products worldwide.
According to the CDC, fentanyl (acetate) has largely fueled a more than doubling of overdose deaths among children ages 12 to 17 since 2020.
However, the CDC’s statement has proven to be unfounded regarding their blind, unwise efforts and emphasis on the restriction limits of FDA-approved narcotic analgesics, muscle relaxants, and anti-anxiety medications.
These blind, unwise prohibitions by the CDC’s Opioid Guidelines have precipitated and fueled the illicit drug trade. This is not just another statistic; study after study shows the same thing: we are in a crisis.
“The Los Angeles Times highlighted severe supply shortages of certain controlled substances, such as opioid pain medications; its article featured numerous hospital workers and healthcare providers expressing concern that, because of government restrictions and production quotas, clinicians have been forced to substitute inappropriate medications for surgical procedures..(1)
…Those substitutions have directly caused fatalities in hospital settings, and that coverage was years ago—in March of 2018, as documented by the Times. (2) For nearly a decade, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has slashed the supply of opioids that are critical to the treatment of pain and which are necessary for many members of the pain and disability community.”
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1)Pauline Bartolone, “The other opioid crisis: hospitals are running short of powerful painkillers,”Los Angeles Times, Mar. 16 2018, https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-opioid-painkiller-hospitals-20180316-story.html
2)https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/4726/99193547448
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a group of providers and chronic pain advocates formed a consortium to DEVELOP a balance in the treatment of pain WITH non-narcotic ANALGESICS
Pain medications are not, contrary to a false media and litigation narrative, addictive. In addition, addiction is not the same as tolerance and/or dependence—they are two different molecular structures.
This has been emphasized by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA). In addition, pain medication prescriptions have reached a 20-year low, while fatal overdoses have skyrocketed, which is overwhelmingly due to illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF). (3)(4)(5)
Overdose deaths have sharply increased: in the 2010s, when opioid prescribing peaked, there were approximately 21,000 fatal overdoses (these were not always due to prescription opioids and include illicit and polysubstance use).(6)(7)(8)
This represents a dramatic increase and demonstrates the harms of overly restrictive policies towards practitioners and their patients. See, e.g., Jacob Sullum, “How drug warriors made the ‘opioid epidemic’ deadlier,” Chicago Sun-Times, Jul. 28, 2021,] (9)
CONCLUSION
“Heroine” should never have been removed from library shelves and classrooms, and it does not glorify drug use.
But this book has a misleading profile because the false narrative you read in this book, you know the opposite is true. “Heroine” is harrowing and hard to read, but necessary.
One way to protect your children from the very real and present danger of opioid addiction is by offering them safe exploration, such as reading Doctor Not Guilty, a book by Dr. Mohamed Aly Rifai, MD, Clinical Psychiatrist, a devastating exposé of how America criminalizes medicine.
It’s the story of prosecutors who mistake complexity for conspiracy, algorithms that hunt doctors like prey, and a justice system that devours the healers it should protect. From the courtrooms of Pennsylvania to the corridors of power in Washington, this is an urgent warning: When healing becomes a crime, we all become victims.
We must first logically define Overdose as meaning taking a prescription medication beyond the therapeutic dose.
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3)See, e.g. Geoff Mulvihill, “Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increase, new data shows,” Associated Press, Sep. 12, 2023,
4)See Nora D. Volkow, MD, & A. Thomas McLellan, PhD, “Opioid Abuse in Chronic Pain – Misconceptions and Mitigation Strategies,” New England Journal of Medicine., Vol. 374, No. 13, Mar. 31, 2016, https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1507771.
6)See id. As of August 2023, the CDC reported over 110,000 overdose deaths in the U.S., and 80-90% are directly attributable to IMF, not prescription pain medication.
7)See Ahmend, et al, “Provisional drug overdose death counts,” National Center for Health Statistics, https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm;
8)See “Drug Overdose Deaths in the US Top 100,000 Annually,” CDC, Nov. 17, 2021, https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2021/20211117.htm .
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Unraveling Media’s False Opioid Narrative
This briefing document summarizes key themes and arguments from the provided sources, focusing on the critique of the dominant “opioid crisis” narrative and advocating for a re-evaluation of pain management, addiction treatment, and drug policy.
Briefing Document: Re-evaluating the “Opioid Crisis” Narrative and Healthcare Policy
Date: July 2025
Sources: Excerpts from “Exposing Media’s False Opioid Narrative” by Norman J. Clement, RPH. DDS, including references to various experts and publications.
Executive Summary
The provided sources argue that the prevailing “opioid crisis” narrative is largely a product of media disinformation, misinterpretations of data by government agencies like the CDC, and an ineffective “War on Drugs.” The core contention is that prescription opioid medications are not the primary driver of overdose deaths; rather, illicit street drugs, particularly fentanyl, are overwhelmingly responsible. The authors highlight the detrimental impact of overly restrictive prescribing guidelines on chronic pain patients, the misclassification of addiction, and the criminalization of physicians for legitimate pain management. A call for new, medically-driven strategies for addiction treatment and a balanced approach to pain care is a central theme.
Main Themes and Key Ideas:
1. The “Opioid Crisis” as a Manufactured Narrative:
- Disinformation and Misleading Statistics: The central argument is that the media and entities like the CDC have propagated a “false narrative” by “delicately conjoin[ing] illicit street drugs (substance)” with legal narcotic medication use in their statistics. The authors assert, “there never was an Opioid Crisis but manipulation facts by law enforcement History of Pain Care.”
- Prescription Opioids Not the Driver: Dr. Richard Lawhern states, “PRESCRIPTION DRUGS HAVE NEVER BEEN THE DRIVER OF THE SO-CALLED OPIOID CRISIS.” This is supported by data showing that “prescription opioid-related deaths remained steady despite a 60% drop in prescriptions from 2010 to 2019,” while “over 110,000 overdose deaths in the U.S., and 80-90% are directly attributable to IMF [illicitly manufactured fentanyl], not prescription pain medication.”
- Fentanyl Distinction: The sources emphasize the crucial difference between “FDA Medically approve fentanyl citrate versus the street version fentanyl acetate which has no medical use and what I would call a poison.” The CDC is accused of “wrongly reports” that fentanyl has fueled an increase in overdose deaths among children, with the assertion that “the statement by the CDC has proven to be baseless.”
2. Misinterpretation and Harmful Impact of CDC Guidelines:
- Confusion of Terms: Ashley Rodgers criticizes the “confusion perpetuated by the CDC guidelines between addiction, physical dependence, and pseudo-addiction.” This confusion leads to “many patients who legitimately need pain relief are denied care, with their requests often misinterpreted as drug-seeking behavior.”
- One-Size-Fits-All Approach: The guidelines are critiqued for “ignor[ing] the complexity of human biology” and failing to account for “genetic variability in opioid metabolism,” which leads to a “12-to-1 range in opioid dose response between individuals.” This “one-size-fits-all approach” is seen as “a betrayal to those who rely on personalized treatments.”
- Undermining Patient Well-being: The guidelines “risk undermining the well-being of millions who suffer from chronic pain,” leading to “severe supply shortages of certain controlled substances” and even “fatalities in hospital settings” due to forced medication substitutions.
3. Addiction as a Chronic Disease, Not a Moral Failing:
- Ineffectiveness of “War on Drugs”: Dr. Walter F. Wrenn strongly argued that “opiate addiction should be recognized as a chronic disease rather than a moral failing, emphasizing that the ‘War on Drugs’ has been ineffective and new strategies are urgently needed.” He states, “No one wants to admit that the ‘War On Drugs’ is a total failure and new methods must be instituted.”
- Focus on Reducing Overdose Deaths: Wrenn advocated for a shift from “blaming individuals or entities to reducing overdose deaths through practical, medically-driven interventions.”
- Accessibility of Treatment: Dr. Wrenn believed that “Suboxone has been vastly underutilized” as a Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT). He also proposed “a mitigated technique that involves providing regulated opiates to those addicted, alongside safe injection sites and fentanyl testing.”
4. Criminalization of Physicians and Impact on Pain Care:
- Targeting of Doctors: The sources highlight the cases of numerous physicians (Drs. Mark Ibsen, Walter F. Wrenn, Forest Tenant, Barbara Marino, Dr. Mohamed Aly Rafia, Dr. Neil Anand, Dr. Christopher R. Russo) who “HAVE BEEN TARGETED CRIMINALLY FOR PRESCRIBING F.D.A APPROVED NARCOTIC ANALGESIC MEDICATION.” The question is posed: “Are these doctors renegades or revolutionaries?”
- Suppression of Legitimate Pain Management: This criminalization and the restrictive policies of agencies like the DEA have led to “the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has slashed the supply of opioids that are critical to the treatment of pain.” This has created a situation where “pain medication prescriptions have reached a 20-year low, while fatal overdoses have skyrocketed.”
5. Nuance and Complexity in Healthcare:
- Beyond Black and White: The sources call for moving beyond “black-and-white narratives and embrace the shades of gray that define the complex world of healthcare.”
- Distinction between Addiction, Tolerance, and Dependence: It is emphasized that “addiction is not the same as tolerance and/or dependence—they are two different molecular structures. This has been emphasized by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA).”
- Universal Vulnerability to Addiction: The book “Heroine” is cited for making the point that “addiction, especially addiction to opioids, can and will claim anyone, wealthy and poor, white and black, young and old.”
6. The Role of “Heroine” by Mindy McGinnis:
- Not Glorifying Drug Use: The sources agree that the book “Heroine” “should never have been removed from library shelves and classrooms, and it does not glorify drug use.” It is described as “profoundly compelling cautionary tale” and “harrowing and hard to read, but necessary.”
- Critique of Its Narrative: Despite its value, the book is criticized for promoting a “misleading profile” because “the false narrative you read in this book, you know the opposite is true.” Specifically, it “fails to report that the CDC’s use of statistics in legal narcotic medication use was delicately conjoined with illicit street drugs.”
Conclusion:
The sources collectively present a strong dissenting voice against the current understanding and management of the “opioid crisis.” They argue that a fundamental misunderstanding of addiction, an overemphasis on limiting legitimate prescription pain medication, and the criminalization of healthcare providers have exacerbated, rather than solved, the problem. The call to action is for a paradigm shift towards evidence-based, medically-driven approaches to addiction treatment, personalized pain management, and a recognition of the proper drivers of overdose deaths—illicit street drugs.
