Lawrence Golbom, Author of “Not Safe as Prescribed,” is an expert on the opioid epidemic and America’s drug culture. A pharmacist for forty years, he has worked in hospital, corporate and chain drugstore settings. Most recently, while working at CVS Pharmacy, he hosted a seven year radio show that included politicians, authors, film makers, doctors, rehab executives, people fighting addiction and family members who have lost loved ones. Golbom has written over 250 blogs pertaining to America’s love of drugs, both legal and illegal.

In “Not Safe as Prescribed,” Golbom creates the imaginary dialogue between government organizations, Congress and Pharma that has created the 21st century opioid epidemic