I’m not in favor of more regulation, but if you don’t think we have a problem with prescription narcotic pain med abuse, think again. I see drug seekers every day in the ER.
I'm sure you do, but the government has gotten so heavy handed with doctors that they are afraid to prescribe painkillers even to suffering 80 and 90 year olds.
So let them have their stupid drugs at market prices for cash on the counter and send them on their way. Quit destroying the American legal system, medical system, and the Constitution. If they show up later with an overdose put them on a gurney and leave them to die. Then toss the corpse into the trash bin.