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Steve. brian: first place yankees, too. 17 minutes off the top of the hour. in an effort to combat our nation s opioid epidemic, attention has been focused on stopping the flow of pain medications to people who might end up abusing them or addicted to them. the pendulum swung too far are we overcorrecting. cut back on pain killer prescriptions. fighting to get the medication they need they are in a lot of pain. steve: that is a big problem. the centers for disease control clarified their position saying their response went too far. will the revised policy bring pain patients relief? dr. sally is a psychiatrist at a d.c. methadone clinic and author of pcm.d. how political correctness is corrupting medicine. she joins us live right now. good morning to you, doctor. hello. steve: it was quite a mess back in 2016 because the cdc ....