Autonomy of Access vs. Autonomy of Decision Making in Opioid Addiction

A recent Perspective in The NEJM by Dr. Amy Caruso Brown discussed the ethics consultation involved in treating addiction as a terminal disease. Since the article is behind a subscription firewall, I will briefly summarize the case and some of the ethical problems outlined by Dr. Brown. The focus of this blog is to ask … Continue reading "Autonomy of Access vs. Autonomy of Decision Making in Opioid Addiction"
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