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West Virginia / David Kessler / Scottie / FDA #1173007

CBS Evening News for Monday, May 09, 2016
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We don't know yet what killed Prince. But we do know that he had opioid painkillers with him. Millions take them. Many are addicted. How did we lose control of opioids and how do we get the epidemic back in the bottle. Jim Axelrod spoke to one of America's most prominent doctors. This has been one of the great mistakes of modern medicine. Dr. David Kessler who ran the FDA from 1990 to 1997 doesn't hold back when talking about the explosion in opioid use in the last two decades. Who's to blame. F...
Reporter(s):
Jim Axelrod
Duration:
00:03:12

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