1. Physicians in the US don't have a union. Some conservatives call the AMA a physicians' union, and while it shares some union functions it simply is not one. Physicians are licensed to practice by individual states.
2. Physicians are responsible for writing prescriptions, pharmacists dispense them, and patients self-administer in most cases. The opioid epidemic was caused by failures at each of these levels, not just when writing the rx.
2. Physicians are responsible for writing prescriptions, pharmacists dispense them, and patients self-administer in most cases. The opioid epidemic was caused by failures at each of these levels, not just when writing the rx.
3. Physicians are routinely prosecuted, lose their licenses, and go to jail for this: https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/crim_admin_actions/index....
Your lack of information on the topic is not the same as a systemic problem. Please do a bit more due diligence before making claims like this.