Oct 16, 2018
According to HHS.Gov – in the late 1990s, pharmaceutical
companies reassured the medical community that patients would not
become addicted to opioid pain relievers and healthcare providers
began to prescribe them at greater rates. Increased prescription of
opioid medications led to widespread misuse of both prescription
and non-prescription opioids before it became clear that these
medications could indeed be highly addictive. Now, easy
access to highly addictive drugs now has 11.4 million consumers
misusing prescription opioids. Directly correlated, nearly 1
million folks now use heroin, and 130 people die everyday from
opioid-related causes.
Today we welcome a Veteran with some answers in how to deal with
this Opioid Epidemic crippling many communities
and families with its mighty grasp. What’s so interesting –
Scott uses many of the same soil management practices that we do in
food.
Scott Murphy is currently VP of Compliance & Security at
Revolutionary Clinics. Previous to this, Murphy was Chief of
Compliance / Director of Operations at Garden Remedies – where
beginning in 2014 he built-out one of Massachusetts’ first
professional marijuana grow, processing & value-ad facilities.
Scott is also an Army combat veteran who served from 2006-2010.
Murphy was deployed to Iraq with 3rd Infantry Division as
part of the “Surge” from January 2007 to April 2008.
Last, Scott Murphy serves as President of Veterans for Safe Access
to Compassionate Care. An organization fighting for smart,
just pain management programs for their brethren; for every
community, and for every family as a proactive plan against this
epidemic.