Letter from the Editor-In-Chief

The theme of the first issue of 2017 is “The Opioid Crisis” and the Special Guest Editor is Dr. Tom Gilson. I believe that “crisis” is an appropriate description of the opioid problem facing the nation. Prescription drug abuse and toxicity have skyrocketed in recent years, especially with the emergence of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs and their introduction into clandestinely produced opioids, including both heroin and other “counterfeit” prescription opioids