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Helping Patients, Not Hooking Them!
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Mhm.
>> I had a supervisor
in residency, God bless his soul, um who
would tell me, you know, when you start
your practice, make sure you give
patients Xanax because they're going to
have to come back. And I said to him, my
patients are going to come back without
me putting them on Xanax.
>> Um
you know, the the name of the game is to
help patients, not to get them hooked,
>> right?
>> And um to this day, I'm not sure if he
was serious or joking. He was a big
joker. I hope he was joking.
>> Yeah. Yeah. But it's harsh.
>> Yeah. It's it's more than harsh. It's
actually unethical.
>> It's destructive. Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Now, let me let's talk about stigma.
Stigma in the community probably coming
down. It's coming down a little bit, but
I wonder if you can eradicate this thing
completely.