FDA warns of pet owners using animals to get opioids
(WorldNews Health)

(CNN) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has raised alarm about one way people might access opioids to misuse and abuse: their pets. As America's opioid epidemic rages, some pet owners could be stealing pain medications intended for their furry friends, according to a statement from FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb. "We recognize that opioids and other pain medications have a legitimate and important role in treating pain in animals -- just as they do for people," Gottlieb said in Wednesday's statement. "But just like the opioid medications used in humans, these drugs have potentially serious risks, not just for the animal patients, but also because of...