Debate: Should Opioid Training for Doctors Be Mandatory?
The American Medical Association says no, but could it help stem the rise of overdose deaths involving prescription drugs?

Claim: Opioid training should be mandatory
Reason: There are many treatments that doctors need to learn to help people in pain.
Warrant 0: doctors have enough time to learn various things
Warrant 1: doctors have so little time to learn various things
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Opioid training should be mandatory
Reason: There are many treatments that doctors need to learn to help people in pain.
Warrant 0: learning is most effective when not enforced
Warrant 1: learning is most effective when enforced
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Opioid training should be mandatory
Reason: Since doctors are responsible for the issue, they should help address it.
Warrant 0: the doctors have done everything they can to address the issue already
Warrant 1: the doctors haven't yet done everything they can to address the issue already
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Opioid training should be mandatory
Reason: There are many treatments that doctors need to learn to help people in pain.
Warrant 0: opioids are not the only effective method of pain management
Warrant 1: opioids are the most effective method of pain management
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Opioid training should be mandatory
Reason: Opioid training will help stop lazy doctors from over prescribing for pain.
Warrant 0: the training will not stop other doctors
Warrant 1: the training will stop all doctors
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Opioid training should be mandatory
Reason: Doctors gave me Hydrocodone that I didn't need after a back operation.
Warrant 0: I had a really good time with that prescription
Warrant 1: I had a really tough time with that prescription
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Opioid training should be mandatory
Reason: Doctors need to be held to nationwide educational standards to get and keep their licenses.
Warrant 0: opioid training has a national standards
Warrant 1: opioid training does not have a national standard yet
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Opioid training should be mandatory
Reason: Doctors need to be held to nationwide educational standards to get and keep their licenses.
Warrant 0: standards are not enforced by mandatory training
Warrant 1: standards are enfornced by mandatory training
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Opioid training should be mandatory
Reason: There are many treatments that doctors need to learn to help people in pain.
Warrant 0: a doctor has a responsibility to treat patients problems, not their future addiction problems
Warrant 1: a doctor has a responsibility to treat patients problems at all costs
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Opioid training should be mandatory
Reason: Opioid training will help stop lazy doctors from over prescribing for pain.
Warrant 0: most doctors prescribe badly
Warrant 1: most doctors prescribe just fine, it is people who seek more meds illegally
Correct warrant: 0