Daphne Bramham: Busting the myth that doctors are to blame for the opiate overdose crisis

In 2016, everyone from the chief medical health officer to the B.C. College of Physicians and Surgeons linked the growing epidemic of drug overdoses to doctors having over-prescribed opioids.
They pointed to the United States where there were high-profile convictions in Washington, California and Florida of doctors and pharmacists who illegally diverted Oxycontin to drug traffickers and addicts.
More generally, they pointed to research that suggests eight per cent of the population is at risk of