Claire Santos

Claire Santos, MS, RN is a patient advocate, medical writer and registered nurse in Honolulu, Hawaii. Read her blog Ask Nurse Santos and follow her on Facebook.
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Is Health Care Creating An Opioid Addiction?

A nurse’s sister’s overdose death changes her perspective on painkiller addiction, which the Centers for Disease Control calls a national epidemic.