The husband of CSI:OPIOIDs study advisor, CaSonya Richardson-Slone, had suffered complex injuries in a 2011 car accident. After completing a course of rehabilitation in California, the New York Times reports that his Kentucky pain clinic “cut his pain medications by more than half overnight”. He tried to remedy the prescription by calling and even showing up in his wheelchair. Still, he was told he wouldn’t receive any refills until an appointment six days away. In agony, he texted Sonya: “they denied script im done love you.” He died by suicide in a local park. Read more here (Behind Paywall). STATnews also covered Slone’s story here.
