SUBJECT: S. 2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018
Dear Senators Portman, Whitehouse, Capito, Klobuchar, Sullivan, Hassan, Cassidy and Cantwell:
On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological
Surgeons (CNS), representing more than 4,000 practicing neurosurgeons in United States, we applaud
the bipartisan efforts of the U.S. Senate to address our country’s opioid crisis and appreciate the ability to
be involved in this process.
Limits on Opioid Prescribing
As neurosurgeons, we support legislation that reduces the risk of opioid abuse. Limiting the availability
of excess opioid medication in the postoperative period is one potential way to accomplish this, and we
generally concur with this approach.
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