robert valuck, phd | cu skaggs school of pharmacy1:40 this is really the first time cdc has waded into the water of giving prescribers advice on how to practice medicine, so that's very controversial. graphic 3 primary care physicians prescribe almost half of all opiates. but there is no legal obligation for them to follow the new recommendation -- to stop writing opioid prescriptions...when possible. 2:50 they are not laws and they are not regulations, so doctors don't **have to do it. but -- the guidelines kind of become standard of practice...professor robert valuck says he agrees with the guidelines...nats pharmacist dumping pillsthat opiates are only safe to take for a few days...before patients can develop an addiction. graphic 2 the number of deaths are disturbing -- 40 americans dying from overdoses every single day. of the survivors...nearly two million abuse the drug or are dependent. so make sure you ask...3:44 why are you really need this? are their alternatives? valuck says opioids are not effective for all pain...and patients who are prescribed them should not expect the