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Re:What’s really causing the prescription drug crisis? by wycx on Saturday January 14, 2017 @09:25AM (#13398485)
Are you a chronic pain sufferer?
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Re:What’s really causing the prescription drug crisis? by DanBC on Saturday January 14, 2017 @11:25AM (#13399086)
Yes, I was.

I don't understand why "give people with chronic pain rapid access to specialist pain management clinics, rather than just dumping them on ever increasing opioids" is a controversial statement.

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Re:What’s really causing the prescription drug crisis? by matt4077 on Saturday January 14, 2017 @01:00PM (#13399601)
"specialist pain management clinics" isn't a treatment.
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Re:What’s really causing the prescription drug crisis? by maxxxxx on Saturday January 14, 2017 @09:39AM (#13398538)
I know a chronic pain sufferer and according to her opioids are of short term help but make everything worse in the long run. Unfortunately there are not many ways to treat chronic pain.
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