FDA's Misguided Battle Against Opioids A Controversial Stand

Dr. Alan Lindemann (Rural Doc Alan) shares: “The FDA believes taking five Oxycodone tablets causes addiction.” This fear-driven policy has helped criminalize legitimate pain relief Meanwhile, ACOG now recommends proactive pain management for: IUD insertions Endometrial biopsies Hysteroscopies His take? “The recommendations are welcome—but 50 years too late.” Let’s stop treating pain relief like a crime. #FDAControversy #OpioidReform #PainCare #ACOG2025 #RuralDocAlan #WomensHealthAdvocacy Dr. Alan Lindemann is an obstetrician with 4 decades of medical practice primarily in North Dakota. He has delivered around 6,000 babies and achieved a maternal mortality rate of zero! Dr. Lindemann has made it his mission to teach women and their families how to create the outcomes they want for their own health and pregnancy. Dr. Lindemann earned his medical degree from the University of North Dakota in 1977, is boarded by the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons and is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Medical Association. He is the co-author of Modern Medicine: What You’re Dying to Know, a consumer action guide about how to navigate the United States healthcare system.