This tack is a good start, for sure, a shift in how people think about the drugs problem.  Yet, it&#x27;s only the beginning.  Physicians need to understand the ramifications of what they prescribe.  They should be better equipped and trained to determine when use of drugs goes from treating one symptom to becoming a problem in itself.<p>When someone comes in for painkillers for hip problems, etc and the time passes where it was either effective or not, but the drugs are still prescribed because the patient claims the issue persists way beyond the normal timeline, it&#x27;s then time to reevaluate the usefulness of the drug&#x27;s initial prescription.