First Do No Harm: The DEA targets Physicians who treat their patients pain.
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Jul 7th, 2016Someone from Martin, TN writes:
As a young pain patient surviving(barely) in America...all I can say is this; It is a sad day in America when average folks who want nothing more than to be productive, contributing members of society, are faced with such prejudice from that very society which they seek to contribute to. We live in a society that encourages people to help themselves.....for instance, lately the president has taken a bold stand, saying It's now OK for gay folks to marry, and I see in the media about all these "transgender people?" who are being ENCOURAGED to have their organs swapped out surgically....and of course they take HORMONES to replace their natural ones, to basically become as close to the opposite sex as they can possibly be, biologically speaking. I just can't fathom why those people are deemed "stable, mentally healthy" NORMAL, and encouraged, but people who have chronic pain are basically the scum of the earth. I hate to say this, as I have no qualms with anyone that's any different than I (except terrorists....I have no empathy for them). Chronic pain patients in America are the new ******s. We are treated like black people were in the early 20th century. Our cure, the only relief known to us...is the boogeyman. That said, I would like all the lawmakers, as well as all patients to know one thing; the ball is in our court. Things will not change if we don't force it. We must force such a change upon the lawmakers, upon the medical profession, upon American society as a whole. And our message is simple; We are People just like all of you...but the major difference is that WE HURT. Not only do our bodies hurt, but when we get treated like second-class citizens..that is what hurts more than anything...knowing that i'm a burden...not because I take TOO MUCH medication, but because I don't take enough. Knowing that I can't have a basic need, just because..that's the way it is. If you need more than X amount of narcotic pills a day, sorry but you're SOL...is what they're saying...they're not saying anything at all, but they're speaking volumes. Who is they? The government? The American Medical Assosciation? My doctor's Lawyer??!!!! I don't know. But I know that my will to survive, and my will to thrive, to be productive, to make this world a better place than the one I came into, will triumph over ignorance, hatred, deceit, greed. I know that if I have to break the law JUST TO FEEL LIKE A HUMAN BEING....to stop feeling like a beast whose only thought is PAIN. I will Break that law. And if I am FORCED to break the law, just to get the relief I seek, I will break more than the law...because it's personal. You deluded bastards have made this a personal battle fought by every single pain patient in America today. I am going to make sure that every decent, hardworking American citizen has access to whatever medications they need to be the best they can be. Because we aren't living in medieval times, here. We know pain is bad for people...we -
Jul 7th, 2016Someone from California, KY writes:
I am a chronic pain patient, have been for 11 years.. everything that I have read is true.. I have bad days and not so bad days..It's just not fair..I've been through all of it. I am not a pill seeker, I have never taken street drugs or weed...But, I wonder sometimes. Thank you for letting me tell a little bit of my story......REPORT COMMENTS
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Jul 7th, 2016Someone from Deer Lodge, TN signed.
Jul 7th, 2016Someone from Fort Collins, CO writes:
As with many issues the government wants to punish law abiding citizens for the actions of those who abuse.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jul 7th, 2016Someone from Barberton, OH writes:
What's truly sad, is a patient, like myself, truly cannt take NSAIDS for a number of reasons. I could take them without any problems years ago, but now they interfere with my asthma and a couple other things. I was recently diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, the pain it gives me is horrible! This is ontop of fibromyalgia, scoliosis, bo.e spurs throughout my spine, restless leg syndrome, migraines, among others. I've had enough of.the labeling system. I've never been addicted and never will be. Just treat us as human beings, not harm is!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 7th, 2016Someone from Monroe, NC writes:
I have been taking pain medicine for at least eight years for my MS and the pin I have can be overwhelming. I have been on the same dose this whole time, I don't abuse my medication and should not be punished for those that do! There a lots of people that need these medications to function in life and why is now with the new laws -rules its harder for people to get help. The people making these changes should have to go through what those of us do and maybe they would understand and find another solution to the problems they think they r fixing.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 7th, 2016Someone from New Baltimore, MI writes:
What sucks is I am truly allergic to nsaids..I have lupus myositis.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 7th, 2016Someone from Cave City, KY writes:
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No, CancelJul 7th, 2016Someone from Albuquerque, NM writes:
I've been in pain management for 8 years and I take oxycodone for 2 herniated disc. I've never came close to over dosing! Not once! I'm a responsible pain medication user and now because of the Cdc guidelines my Dr is titration get my pain mess down to nothing. I'm being forced to live in debilitating pain and cannot do any of my daily activities! Why am I being punished when I don't take drugs or alcohol but I'm being treated like a drug addict! It's not fair for all of us that have chronic pain to be denied our pain medication prescribed by our Dr's.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jul 7th, 2016Someone from Waynesboro, TN writes:
We have a problem with the system when the sick are punished for the behavior of others. I am all for stopping the diversion of pharmaceuticals but not at the cost of the disabled Americans. We must find a better way.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 7th, 2016Someone from Irvine, CA writes:
I have been in chronic pain and legally disabled for 15 years, 4 surgeries, awaiting a second cervical surgery. The only way I can sleep at night is with pillows under my lower back, I awake every night in horrible pain unable to move for 5 mins even to turn over, this is with my pain meds. My life will be a total misery, no sleep at all, I will not be able to do daily functions. I am 57 years old, messed up physically yes, but I am not dead yet! but, I will be if I don't have the right to live as pain-less as possible due to your perceived perceptive s on pain medications and the one's who truly benefit with them. This is a cruel and unusual way to treat the disabled. What are we now? a communist nation who picks and chooses who shall thrive, and who shall die? is disabled euthanasia soon to be on your Democratic Agenda? Stop this over reach, let the doctors treat their patients like humans.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 7th, 2016Someone from Port Saint Lucie, FL writes:
People with chronic conditions and major health issues should not have to fight for PM help. In my opinion the DEA or others in authority seems to be more worried about drug addicts than actual real patients who need help. I have watched what my husband of 35 years has had to go through and it is frustrating to see them cause him harm. The addicts will just go on to another drug. I work to keep insurance for him and he deserves not to be treated like a drug seeker. We are good people who have never done anything but work hard and be lawful Americans . I pray someone can help and our lives will get better. ...REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 7th, 2016Someone from Port Saint Lucie, FL writes:
People with chronic conditions and major health issues should not have to fight for PM help. In my opinion the DEA or others in authority seems to be more worried about drug addicts than actual real patients who need help. I have watched what my husband of 35 years has had to go through and it is frustrating to see them cause him harm. The addicts will just go on to another drug. I work to keep insurance for him and he deserves not to be treated like a drug seeker. We are good people who have never done anything but work hard and be lawful Americans . I pray someone can help and our lives will get better. ...REPORT COMMENTS
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Jul 7th, 2016Someone from Sparks, NV writes:
Hello, after 3 really bad car wrecks, my back rules my life. With acupuncture, meds and shots I function. I am 53 years old. Due to severe and chronic pain I now limit our vacation car trips and my addiction to gardening. Yet due to THE FEW and the rich, famous and our corrupt politicians I will be loosing my job and health care. But the fear of me being addicted to living life with crippling pain will be realized. How many "studies" have been done that shows chronic pain uses chemicals differently??? I'm going to get my medical card this week and see how I do with pot. So far I would rather try pot than crawl and beg for some quality of life and working drugs. The crooks and addicts ALWAYS ALWAYS FIND A WAY. STOP SCREWING those of us trying to work and live with chronic pain. You make me sick. Idiots with BELOW ZERO COMMIN SENSE!!!!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 6th, 2016Someone from Taylor, WI writes:
The rich and famous and people in the medical profession will always get pain meds. It's the average American who will be denied. Pain meds don't keep me from participating in life they allow me to participate in life. Drs need to start saying no to rich and famous people, that's the main problem today because of prince, Michael Jackson and others it's not the patient who originally is at fault here it's the doctor who can't say no to someone just because of who they are. So, now we're all lumped together and will be denied. So, yes suicides will go up but it will be years before they acknowledge the connection. Sucks to be a chronic pain patient in today's world. Oh yes, the politicians will also get the pains meds they need to function.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jul 6th, 2016Someone from Philpot, KY writes:
I am 58 years old have never been in trouble with the law , have always had a job and I am a good person and well respected in my community. At 28 years old I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease all the way down my spine. I have always been able to take over the counter pain relievers and ice pack and could control the pain till I was in my mid 40's. The pain is increasing getting worse, and effects my quality of life, I have to baby my back if I lift my grand baby, or carry a bag of groceries I may be down for a week or two. It is so ironic to me that my job the last 15 years is to help people with barriers to employment to find and keep employment. I work with Drug Court and early release prisoners to teach them job seeking skills and write progress notes to judges, parole officers, treatment therapist. I work with many people in recovery. My physician states my job and the fact that I am chained to a computer to do all the required documentation isn t helping the condition of my low lumbar and cervical spine. The last year had been really bad , I have a hard time getting comfortable the pain is terrible and I rarely sleep more than a couple of hours, I have a hard time concentrating at work due to the pain. It is effecting my emotions, and I'm getting increasingly depressed. My last doctors visit was 3 weeks ago and she said all she could give me was 800 mg. of Ibuprofen. She has known me for 30 years or better, knows how I suffer but states her hands are tied, because of the new laws on pain medications. The last surgeon I saw said he hated to do surgery because there are no guarantees that the pain will go away, it may actually get worse. So the addicts and former addicts I work with have made it so I the person that is trying to help them get there life back , can t get the proper medication to help relieve my pain so in a sense they are robbing me of the quality of life I should have in my last few remaining years. I don't want or desire to be high, I just want to take the edge off my pain so I can function at work, get a good nights sleep , hold my grand babies, do my housework, and maybe take a vacation somewhere without being laid up for days in a hotel room, because I twisted wrong getting out of a car or off a plane. Everyone is Not predestined to be a drug addict. Not everyone has an addictive personality, not every one lives their life doing everything in excess; too much drinking, drugging, smoking , gambling , sex addiction etc. There are good people with bad genes, diseases, cancer or have been in accidents that live a poor quality of life everyday because of chronic pain. There are people who commit Suicide because they can t live another day in misery. Wise up and help those who need pain relief, don't let good people suffer or take matters in their own hands by ending their lives early because they can't be in misery one more day.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 6th, 2016Someone from Philpot, KY writes:
I am 58 years old have never been in trouble with the law , have always had a job and I am a good person and well respected in my community. At 28 years old I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease all the way down my spine. I have always been able to take over the counter pain relievers and ice pack and could control the pain till I was in my mid 40's. The pain is increasing getting worse, and effects my quality of life, I have to baby my back if I lift my grand baby, or carry a bag of groceries I may be down for a week or two. It is so ironic to me that my job the last 15 years is to help people with barriers to employment to find and keep employment. I work with Drug Court and early release prisoners to teach them job seeking skills and write progress notes to judges, parole officers, treatment therapist. I work with many people in recovery. My physician states my job and the fact that I am chained to a computer to do all the required documentation isn t helping the condition of my low lumbar and cervical spine. The last year had been really bad , I have a hard time getting comfortable the pain is terrible and I rarely sleep more than a couple of hours, I have a hard time concentrating at work due to the pain. It is effecting my emotions, and I'm getting increasingly depressed. My last doctors visit was 3 weeks ago and she said all she could give me was 800 mg. of Ibuprofen. She has known me for 30 years or better, knows how I suffer but states her hands are tied, because of the new laws on pain medications. The last surgeon I saw said he hated to do surgery because there are no guarantees that the pain will go away, it may actually get worse. So the addicts and former addicts I work with have made it so I the person that is trying to help them get there life back , can t get the proper medication to help relieve my pain so in a sense they are robbing me of the quality of life I should have in my last few remaining years. I don't want or desire to be high, I just want to take the edge off my pain so I can function at work, get a good nights sleep , hold my grand babies, do my housework, and maybe take a vacation somewhere without being laid up for days in a hotel room, because I twisted wrong getting out of a car or off a plane. Everyone is Not predestined to be a drug addict. Not everyone has an addictive personality, not every one lives their life doing everything in excess; too much drinking, drugging, smoking , gambling , sex addiction etc. There are good people with bad genes, diseases, cancer or have been in accidents that live a poor quality of life everyday because of chronic pain. There are people who commit Suicide because they can t live another day in misery. Wise up and help those who need pain relief, don't let good people suffer or take matters in their own hands by ending their lives early because they can't be in misery one more day.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 6th, 2016Someone from Philpot, KY writes:
I am 58 years old have never been in trouble with the law , have always had a job and I am a good person and well respected in my community. At 28 years old I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease all the way down my spine. I have always been able to take over the counter pain relievers and ice pack and could control the pain till I was in my mid 40's. The pain is increasing getting worse, and effects my quality of life, I have to baby my back if I lift my grand baby, or carry a bag of groceries I may be down for a week or two. It is so ironic to me that my job the last 15 years is to help people with barriers to employment to find and keep employment. I work with Drug Court and early release prisoners to teach them job seeking skills and write progress notes to judges, parole officers, treatment therapist. I work with many people in recovery. My physician states my job and the fact that I am chained to a computer to do all the required documentation isn t helping the condition of my low lumbar and cervical spine. The last year had been really bad , I have a hard time getting comfortable the pain is terrible and I rarely sleep more than a couple of hours, I have a hard time concentrating at work due to the pain. It is effecting my emotions, and I'm getting increasingly depressed. My last doctors visit was 3 weeks ago and she said all she could give me was 800 mg. of Ibuprofen. She has known me for 30 years or better, knows how I suffer but states her hands are tied, because of the new laws on pain medications. The last surgeon I saw said he hated to do surgery because there are no guarantees that the pain will go away, it may actually get worse. So the addicts and former addicts I work with have made it so I the person that is trying to help them get there life back , can t get the proper medication to help relieve my pain so in a sense they are robbing me of the quality of life I should have in my last few remaining years. I don't want or desire to be high, I just want to take the edge off my pain so I can function at work, get a good nights sleep , hold my grand babies, do my housework, and maybe take a vacation somewhere without being laid up for days in a hotel room, because I twisted wrong getting out of a car or off a plane. Everyone is Not predestined to be a drug addict. Not everyone has an addictive personality, not every one lives their life doing everything in excess; too much drinking, drugging, smoking , gambling , sex addiction etc. There are good people with bad genes, diseases, cancer or have been in accidents that live a poor quality of life everyday because of chronic pain. There are people who commit Suicide because they can t live another day in misery. Wise up and help those who need pain relief, don't let good people suffer or take matters in their own hands by ending their lives early because they can't be in misery one more day.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 6th, 2016Someone from Philpot, KY writes:
I am 58 years old have never been in trouble with the law , have always had a job and I am a good person and well respected in my community. At 28 years old I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease all the way down my spine. I have always been able to take over the counter pain relievers and ice pack and could control the pain till I was in my mid 40's. The pain is increasing getting worse, and effects my quality of life, I have to baby my back if I lift my grand baby, or carry a bag of groceries I may be down for a week or two. It is so ironic to me that my job the last 15 years is to help people with barriers to employment to find and keep employment. I work with Drug Court and early release prisoners to teach them job seeking skills and write progress notes to judges, parole officers, treatment therapist. I work with many people in recovery. My physician states my job and the fact that I am chained to a computer to do all the required documentation isn t helping the condition of my low lumbar and cervical spine. The last year had been really bad , I have a hard time getting comfortable the pain is terrible and I rarely sleep more than a couple of hours, I have a hard time concentrating at work due to the pain. It is effecting my emotions, and I'm getting increasingly depressed. My last doctors visit was 3 weeks ago and she said all she could give me was 800 mg. of Ibuprofen. She has known me for 30 years or better, knows how I suffer but states her hands are tied, because of the new laws on pain medications. The last surgeon I saw said he hated to do surgery because there are no guarantees that the pain will go away, it may actually get worse. So the addicts and former addicts I work with have made it so I the person that is trying to help them get there life back , can t get the proper medication to help relieve my pain so in a sense they are robbing me of the quality of life I should have in my last few remaining years. I don't want or desire to be high, I just want to take the edge off my pain so I can function at work, get a good nights sleep , hold my grand babies, do my housework, and maybe take a vacation somewhere without being laid up for days in a hotel room, because I twisted wrong getting out of a car or off a plane. Everyone is Not predestined to be a drug addict. Not everyone has an addictive personality, not every one lives their life doing everything in excess; too much drinking, drugging, smoking , gambling , sex addiction etc. There are good people with bad genes, diseases, cancer or have been in accidents that live a poor quality of life everyday because of chronic pain. There are people who commit Suicide because they can t live another day in misery. Wise up and help those who need pain relief, don't let good people suffer or take matters in their own hands by ending their lives early because they can't be in misery one more day.REPORT COMMENTS
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I am 58 years old have never been in trouble with the law , have always had a job and I am a good person and well respected in my community. At 28 years old I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease all the way down my spine. I have always been able to take over the counter pain relievers and ice pack and could control the pain till I was in my mid 40's. The pain is increasing getting worse, and effects my quality of life, I have to baby my back if I lift my grand baby, or carry a bag of groceries I may be down for a week or two. It is so ironic to me that my job the last 15 years is to help people with barriers to employment to find and keep employment. I work with Drug Court and early release prisoners to teach them job seeking skills and write progress notes to judges, parole officers, treatment therapist. I work with many people in recovery. My physician states my job and the fact that I am chained to a computer to do all the required documentation isn t helping the condition of my low lumbar and cervical spine. The last year had been really bad , I have a hard time getting comfortable the pain is terrible and I rarely sleep more than a couple of hours, I have a hard time concentrating at work due to the pain. It is effecting my emotions, and I'm getting increasingly depressed. My last doctors visit was 3 weeks ago and she said all she could give me was 800 mg. of Ibuprofen. She has known me for 30 years or better, knows how I suffer but states her hands are tied, because of the new laws on pain medications. The last surgeon I saw said he hated to do surgery because there are no guarantees that the pain will go away, it may actually get worse. So the addicts and former addicts I work with have made it so I the person that is trying to help them get there life back , can t get the proper medication to help relieve my pain so in a sense they are robbing me of the quality of life I should have in my last few remaining years. I don't want or desire to be high, I just want to take the edge off my pain so I can function at work, get a good nights sleep , hold my grand babies, do my housework, and maybe take a vacation somewhere without being laid up for days in a hotel room, because I twisted wrong getting out of a car or off a plane. Everyone is Not predestined to be a drug addict. Not everyone has an addictive personality, not every one lives their life doing everything in excess; too much drinking, drugging, smoking , gambling , sex addiction etc. There are good people with bad genes, diseases, cancer or have been in accidents that live a poor quality of life everyday because of chronic pain. There are people who commit Suicide because they can t live another day in misery. Wise up and help those who need pain relief, don't let good people suffer or take matters in their own hands by ending their lives early because they can't be in misery one more day.REPORT COMMENTS
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I am 58 years old have never been in trouble with the law , have always had a job and I am a good person and well respected in my community. At 28 years old I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease all the way down my spine. I have always been able to take over the counter pain relievers and ice pack and could control the pain till I was in my mid 40's. The pain is increasing getting worse, and effects my quality of life, I have to baby my back if I lift my grand baby, or carry a bag of groceries I may be down for a week or two. It is so ironic to me that my job the last 15 years is to help people with barriers to employment to find and keep employment. I work with Drug Court and early release prisoners to teach them job seeking skills and write progress notes to judges, parole officers, treatment therapist. I work with many people in recovery. My physician states my job and the fact that I am chained to a computer to do all the required documentation isn t helping the condition of my low lumbar and cervical spine. The last year had been really bad , I have a hard time getting comfortable the pain is terrible and I rarely sleep more than a couple of hours, I have a hard time concentrating at work due to the pain. It is effecting my emotions, and I'm getting increasingly depressed. My last doctors visit was 3 weeks ago and she said all she could give me was 800 mg. of Ibuprofen. She has known me for 30 years or better, knows how I suffer but states her hands are tied, because of the new laws on pain medications. The last surgeon I saw said he hated to do surgery because there are no guarantees that the pain will go away, it may actually get worse. So the addicts and former addicts I work with have made it so I the person that is trying to help them get there life back , can t get the proper medication to help relieve my pain so in a sense they are robbing me of the quality of life I should have in my last few remaining years. I don't want or desire to be high, I just want to take the edge off my pain so I can function at work, get a good nights sleep , hold my grand babies, do my housework, and maybe take a vacation somewhere without being laid up for days in a hotel room, because I twisted wrong getting out of a car or off a plane. Everyone is Not predestined to be a drug addict. Not everyone has an addictive personality, not every one lives their life doing everything in excess; too much drinking, drugging, smoking , gambling , sex addiction etc. There are good people with bad genes, diseases, cancer or have been in accidents that live a poor quality of life everyday because of chronic pain. There are people who commit Suicide because they can t live another day in misery. Wise up and help those who need pain relief, don't let good people suffer or take matters in their own hands by ending their lives early because they can't be in misery one more day.REPORT COMMENTS
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I am 58 years old have never been in trouble with the law , have always had a job and I am a good person and well respected in my community. At 28 years old I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease all the way down my spine. I have always been able to take over the counter pain relievers and ice pack and could control the pain till I was in my mid 40's. The pain is increasing getting worse, and effects my quality of life, I have to baby my back if I lift my grand baby, or carry a bag of groceries I may be down for a week or two. It is so ironic to me that my job the last 15 years is to help people with barriers to employment to find and keep employment. I work with Drug Court and early release prisoners to teach them job seeking skills and write progress notes to judges, parole officers, treatment therapist. I work with many people in recovery. My physician states my job and the fact that I am chained to a computer to do all the required documentation isn t helping the condition of my low lumbar and cervical spine. The last year had been really bad , I have a hard time getting comfortable the pain is terrible and I rarely sleep more than a couple of hours, I have a hard time concentrating at work due to the pain. It is effecting my emotions, and I'm getting increasingly depressed. My last doctors visit was 3 weeks ago and she said all she could give me was 800 mg. of Ibuprofen. She has known me for 30 years or better, knows how I suffer but states her hands are tied, because of the new laws on pain medications. The last surgeon I saw said he hated to do surgery because there are no guarantees that the pain will go away, it may actually get worse. So the addicts and former addicts I work with have made it so I the person that is trying to help them get there life back , can t get the proper medication to help relieve my pain so in a sense they are robbing me of the quality of life I should have in my last few remaining years. I don't want or desire to be high, I just want to take the edge off my pain so I can function at work, get a good nights sleep , hold my grand babies, do my housework, and maybe take a vacation somewhere without being laid up for days in a hotel room, because I twisted wrong getting out of a car or off a plane. Everyone is Not predestined to be a drug addict. Not everyone has an addictive personality, not every one lives their life doing everything in excess; too much drinking, drugging, smoking , gambling , sex addiction etc. There are good people with bad genes, diseases, cancer or have been in accidents that live a poor quality of life everyday because of chronic pain. There are people who commit Suicide because they can t live another day in misery. Wise up and help those who need pain relief, don't let good people suffer or take matters in their own hands by ending their lives early because they can't be in misery one more day.REPORT COMMENTS
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I am 58 years old have never been in trouble with the law , have always had a job and I am a good person and well respected in my community. At 28 years old I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease all the way down my spine. I have always been able to take over the counter pain relievers and ice pack and could control the pain till I was in my mid 40's. The pain is increasing getting worse, and effects my quality of life, I have to baby my back if I lift my grand baby, or carry a bag of groceries I may be down for a week or two. It is so ironic to me that my job the last 15 years is to help people with barriers to employment to find and keep employment. I work with Drug Court and early release prisoners to teach them job seeking skills and write progress notes to judges, parole officers, treatment therapist. I work with many people in recovery. My physician states my job and the fact that I am chained to a computer to do all the required documentation isn t helping the condition of my low lumbar and cervical spine. The last year had been really bad , I have a hard time getting comfortable the pain is terrible and I rarely sleep more than a couple of hours, I have a hard time concentrating at work due to the pain. It is effecting my emotions, and I'm getting increasingly depressed. My last doctors visit was 3 weeks ago and she said all she could give me was 800 mg. of Ibuprofen. She has known me for 30 years or better, knows how I suffer but states her hands are tied, because of the new laws on pain medications. The last surgeon I saw said he hated to do surgery because there are no guarantees that the pain will go away, it may actually get worse. So the addicts and former addicts I work with have made it so I the person that is trying to help them get there life back , can t get the proper medication to help relieve my pain so in a sense they are robbing me of the quality of life I should have in my last few remaining years. I don't want or desire to be high, I just want to take the edge off my pain so I can function at work, get a good nights sleep , hold my grand babies, do my housework, and maybe take a vacation somewhere without being laid up for days in a hotel room, because I twisted wrong getting out of a car or off a plane. Everyone is Not predestined to be a drug addict. Not everyone has an addictive personality, not every one lives their life doing everything in excess; too much drinking, drugging, smoking , gambling , sex addiction etc. There are good people with bad genes, diseases, cancer or have been in accidents that live a poor quality of life everyday because of chronic pain. There are people who commit Suicide because they can t live another day in misery. Wise up and help those who need pain relief, don't let good people suffer or take matters in their own hands by ending their lives early because they can't be in misery one more day.REPORT COMMENTS
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I am 58 years old have never been in trouble with the law , have always had a job and I am a good person and well respected in my community. At 28 years old I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease all the way down my spine. I have always been able to take over the counter pain relievers and ice pack and could control the pain till I was in my mid 40's. The pain is increasing getting worse, and effects my quality of life, I have to baby my back if I lift my grand baby, or carry a bag of groceries I may be down for a week or two. It is so ironic to me that my job the last 15 years is to help people with barriers to employment to find and keep employment. I work with Drug Court and early release prisoners to teach them job seeking skills and write progress notes to judges, parole officers, treatment therapist. I work with many people in recovery. My physician states my job and the fact that I am chained to a computer to do all the required documentation isn t helping the condition of my low lumbar and cervical spine. The last year had been really bad , I have a hard time getting comfortable the pain is terrible and I rarely sleep more than a couple of hours, I have a hard time concentrating at work due to the pain. It is effecting my emotions, and I'm getting increasingly depressed. My last doctors visit was 3 weeks ago and she said all she could give me was 800 mg. of Ibuprofen. She has known me for 30 years or better, knows how I suffer but states her hands are tied, because of the new laws on pain medications. The last surgeon I saw said he hated to do surgery because there are no guarantees that the pain will go away, it may actually get worse. So the addicts and former addicts I work with have made it so I the person that is trying to help them get there life back , can t get the proper medication to help relieve my pain so in a sense they are robbing me of the quality of life I should have in my last few remaining years. I don't want or desire to be high, I just want to take the edge off my pain so I can function at work, get a good nights sleep , hold my grand babies, do my housework, and maybe take a vacation somewhere without being laid up for days in a hotel room, because I twisted wrong getting out of a car or off a plane. Everyone is Not predestined to be a drug addict. Not everyone has an addictive personality, not every one lives their life doing everything in excess; too much drinking, drugging, smoking , gambling , sex addiction etc. There are good people with bad genes, diseases, cancer or have been in accidents that live a poor quality of life everyday because of chronic pain. There are people who commit Suicide because they can t live another day in misery. Wise up and help those who need pain relief, don't let good people suffer or take matters in their own hands by ending their lives early because they can't be in misery one more day.REPORT COMMENTS
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I am 58 years old have never been in trouble with the law , have always had a job and I am a good person and well respected in my community. At 28 years old I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease all the way down my spine. I have always been able to take over the counter pain relievers and ice pack and could control the pain till I was in my mid 40's. The pain is increasing getting worse, and effects my quality of life, I have to baby my back if I lift my grand baby, or carry a bag of groceries I may be down for a week or two. It is so ironic to me that my job the last 15 years is to help people with barriers to employment to find and keep employment. I work with Drug Court and early release prisoners to teach them job seeking skills and write progress notes to judges, parole officers, treatment therapist. I work with many people in recovery. My physician states my job and the fact that I am chained to a computer to do all the required documentation isn t helping the condition of my low lumbar and cervical spine. The last year had been really bad , I have a hard time getting comfortable the pain is terrible and I rarely sleep more than a couple of hours, I have a hard time concentrating at work due to the pain. It is effecting my emotions, and I'm getting increasingly depressed. My last doctors visit was 3 weeks ago and she said all she could give me was 800 mg. of Ibuprofen. She has known me for 30 years or better, knows how I suffer but states her hands are tied, because of the new laws on pain medications. The last surgeon I saw said he hated to do surgery because there are no guarantees that the pain will go away, it may actually get worse. So the addicts and former addicts I work with have made it so I the person that is trying to help them get there life back , can t get the proper medication to help relieve my pain so in a sense they are robbing me of the quality of life I should have in my last few remaining years. I don't want or desire to be high, I just want to take the edge off my pain so I can function at work, get a good nights sleep , hold my grand babies, do my housework, and maybe take a vacation somewhere without being laid up for days in a hotel room, because I twisted wrong getting out of a car or off a plane. Everyone is Not predestined to be a drug addict. Not everyone has an addictive personality, not every one lives their life doing everything in excess; too much drinking, drugging, smoking , gambling , sex addiction etc. There are good people with bad genes, diseases, cancer or have been in accidents that live a poor quality of life everyday because of chronic pain. There are people who commit Suicide because they can t live another day in misery. Wise up and help those who need pain relief, don't let good people suffer or take matters in their own hands by ending their lives early because they can't be in misery one more day.REPORT COMMENTS
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I am 58 years old have never been in trouble with the law , have always had a job and I am a good person and well respected in my community. At 28 years old I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease all the way down my spine. I have always been able to take over the counter pain relievers and ice pack and could control the pain till I was in my mid 40's. The pain is increasing getting worse, and effects my quality of life, I have to baby my back if I lift my grand baby, or carry a bag of groceries I may be down for a week or two. It is so ironic to me that my job the last 15 years is to help people with barriers to employment to find and keep employment. I work with Drug Court and early release prisoners to teach them job seeking skills and write progress notes to judges, parole officers, treatment therapist. I work with many people in recovery. My physician states my job and the fact that I am chained to a computer to do all the required documentation isn t helping the condition of my low lumbar and cervical spine. The last year had been really bad , I have a hard time getting comfortable the pain is terrible and I rarely sleep more than a couple of hours, I have a hard time concentrating at work due to the pain. It is effecting my emotions, and I'm getting increasingly depressed. My last doctors visit was 3 weeks ago and she said all she could give me was 800 mg. of Ibuprofen. She has known me for 30 years or better, knows how I suffer but states her hands are tied, because of the new laws on pain medications. The last surgeon I saw said he hated to do surgery because there are no guarantees that the pain will go away, it may actually get worse. So the addicts and former addicts I work with have made it so I the person that is trying to help them get there life back , can t get the proper medication to help relieve my pain so in a sense they are robbing me of the quality of life I should have in my last few remaining years. I don't want or desire to be high, I just want to take the edge off my pain so I can function at work, get a good nights sleep , hold my grand babies, do my housework, and maybe take a vacation somewhere without being laid up for days in a hotel room, because I twisted wrong getting out of a car or off a plane. Everyone is Not predestined to be a drug addict. Not everyone has an addictive personality, not every one lives their life doing everything in excess; too much drinking, drugging, smoking , gambling , sex addiction etc. There are good people with bad genes, diseases, cancer or have been in accidents that live a poor quality of life everyday because of chronic pain. There are people who commit Suicide because they can t live another day in misery. Wise up and help those who need pain relief, don't let good people suffer or take matters in their own hands by ending their lives early because they can't be in misery one more day.REPORT COMMENTS
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I am 58 years old have never been in trouble with the law , have always had a job and I am a good person and well respected in my community. At 28 years old I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease all the way down my spine. I have always been able to take over the counter pain relievers and ice pack and could control the pain till I was in my mid 40's. The pain is increasing getting worse, and effects my quality of life, I have to baby my back if I lift my grand baby, or carry a bag of groceries I may be down for a week or two. It is so ironic to me that my job the last 15 years is to help people with barriers to employment to find and keep employment. I work with Drug Court and early release prisoners to teach them job seeking skills and write progress notes to judges, parole officers, treatment therapist. I work with many people in recovery. My physician states my job and the fact that I am chained to a computer to do all the required documentation isn t helping the condition of my low lumbar and cervical spine. The last year had been really bad , I have a hard time getting comfortable the pain is terrible and I rarely sleep more than a couple of hours, I have a hard time concentrating at work due to the pain. It is effecting my emotions, and I'm getting increasingly depressed. My last doctors visit was 3 weeks ago and she said all she could give me was 800 mg. of Ibuprofen. She has known me for 30 years or better, knows how I suffer but states her hands are tied, because of the new laws on pain medications. The last surgeon I saw said he hated to do surgery because there are no guarantees that the pain will go away, it may actually get worse. So the addicts and former addicts I work with have made it so I the person that is trying to help them get there life back , can t get the proper medication to help relieve my pain so in a sense they are robbing me of the quality of life I should have in my last few remaining years. I don't want or desire to be high, I just want to take the edge off my pain so I can function at work, get a good nights sleep , hold my grand babies, do my housework, and maybe take a vacation somewhere without being laid up for days in a hotel room, because I twisted wrong getting out of a car or off a plane. Everyone is Not predestined to be a drug addict. Not everyone has an addictive personality, not every one lives their life doing everything in excess; too much drinking, drugging, smoking , gambling , sex addiction etc. There are good people with bad genes, diseases, cancer or have been in accidents that live a poor quality of life everyday because of chronic pain. There are people who commit Suicide because they can t live another day in misery. Wise up and help those who need pain relief, don't let good people suffer or take matters in their own hands by ending their lives early because they can't be in misery one more day.REPORT COMMENTS
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I am 58 years old have never been in trouble with the law , have always had a job and I am a good person and well respected in my community. At 28 years old I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease all the way down my spine. I have always been able to take over the counter pain relievers and ice pack and could control the pain till I was in my mid 40's. The pain is increasing getting worse, and effects my quality of life, I have to baby my back if I lift my grand baby, or carry a bag of groceries I may be down for a week or two. It is so ironic to me that my job the last 15 years is to help people with barriers to employment to find and keep employment. I work with Drug Court and early release prisoners to teach them job seeking skills and write progress notes to judges, parole officers, treatment therapist. I work with many people in recovery. My physician states my job and the fact that I am chained to a computer to do all the required documentation isn t helping the condition of my low lumbar and cervical spine. The last year had been really bad , I have a hard time getting comfortable the pain is terrible and I rarely sleep more than a couple of hours, I have a hard time concentrating at work due to the pain. It is effecting my emotions, and I'm getting increasingly depressed. My last doctors visit was 3 weeks ago and she said all she could give me was 800 mg. of Ibuprofen. She has known me for 30 years or better, knows how I suffer but states her hands are tied, because of the new laws on pain medications. The last surgeon I saw said he hated to do surgery because there are no guarantees that the pain will go away, it may actually get worse. So the addicts and former addicts I work with have made it so I the person that is trying to help them get there life back , can t get the proper medication to help relieve my pain so in a sense they are robbing me of the quality of life I should have in my last few remaining years. I don't want or desire to be high, I just want to take the edge off my pain so I can function at work, get a good nights sleep , hold my grand babies, do my housework, and maybe take a vacation somewhere without being laid up for days in a hotel room, because I twisted wrong getting out of a car or off a plane. Everyone is Not predestined to be a drug addict. Not everyone has an addictive personality, not every one lives their life doing everything in excess; too much drinking, drugging, smoking , gambling , sex addiction etc. There are good people with bad genes, diseases, cancer or have been in accidents that live a poor quality of life everyday because of chronic pain. There are people who commit Suicide because they can t live another day in misery. Wise up and help those who need pain relief, don't let good people suffer or take matters in their own hands by ending their lives early because they can't be in misery one more day.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 6th, 2016Someone from North Andover, MA writes:
I am being put thru hell absolute and utter hell!!! I have had over 30 surgeries and have been on methadone to treat my pain for over 15 years!!! I am now being weaned off my medication from 90 mg a day to 30 mg a day!!! These laws are not helping anyone!!! I know my suicide doesn't mean a thing to anyone but me and my family but maybe when enough people decide they can't live like in constant pain they will see that this is not an answer. Yes its an answer to new patients perhaps but opiate tolerant patients who depend on this to live is only causing harm. I can find no one, no one to help me. I plan on taking my life in a few months. Once my pain is no longer managed I will do it. I need to prepare my family but I won't suffer like an animal. Period.REPORT COMMENTS
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This is absolutely ludicrous. How low do you expect to set the bar, before you realize that what you are doing IS NOT HELPING ANYONE. This is only driving up demand and price on the streets, making drug dealers wealthier, and far more capable of flourishing. You are taking massive amounts of potentially productive law abiding citizens, and turning them to criminals, then dust. If it was not for the fact that you at the same time, make billions off the incarceration of those you have forced outside of the law, I would say this makes no sense...but I think you know exactly what you are doing. LEAVE US ALONE AND LET US LIVE THE SHITTY LIVES WE ARE ALREADY TRAPPED IN.REPORT COMMENTS
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