Here is a really great article which looks at us the “collateral damage.” I don’t see why everyone in the media and many others are labeling anyone and everyone who takes an opioid for pain as an “addict.” Many procedures done today the patient is given a few days of pain medication. Such as wisdom…
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Chronic Pain Patients Are Collateral Damage of the Opioid Crisis
August 24, 2019 By Diana Franklin, Guest Columnist I have been watching the news a lot lately. It seems like much of the coverage is devoted to the opioid crisis, and rightfully so. But I feel it’s a little one-sided. I fully understand the issue with illegal drugs, doctors overprescribing, pharmaceutical companies flooding markets with…

