Wednesday Links

Why patients don’t get enough pain medicine: doctor indifference and drug thieves.

The annual retail value of goods Americans buy and then return approaches a trillion dollars. HT: Tyler

Main drug killer of 35 to 44-year-old adults by far is synthetic opioids.

Should we care about “forever chemicals” that lurk in so much of what we eat, drink and use? Studies show they are bad for rats. (NYT)

Man believes pediatric doctor reported him to Child Protective Services in retaliation over a bad Google review.

Richard Hanania with a commonsense review of the risks and benefits of the Covid vaccine.