Inspired by a friend's story of a patient seeking opiate pain medication, Alan and Dawn discuss the pressure professional practitioners are under from patients to do things we know are wrong. 

The articles referenced are: 

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2017/02/study-finds-patient-pressure-can-sway-antibiotic-prescribing

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/denying-the-grave/201802/why-do-doctors-overprescribe

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