Dr. Deborah Dowell is the chief medical officer of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Dowell, T. Haegerich, and R. Chou. No Shortcuts to Safer Opioid Prescribing. N Engl J Med 2019;380:2285-2287.