There is no "opioid epidemic". Everyone remember when these articles about heroin came out? Then these propaganda pieces started coming out about 3/4 of the way through there was mention of pain meds. Then the article was about 1/2 heroin and 1/2 pain meds, then mostly just pain meds. One term walker knows he is hated and so did what every socialist politician does when their boat is sinking: create a problem and offer oneself as the savior!
How condescending is the "training" for doctors? According to one-term they are too stupid to figure it out. And vets. 
This is about control, not heroin control, ncreasing gub'mint and costs, for what? So he can play Jesus?