[Maria]

It's quite the involved issue with relevant points on all sides and often the person using things in the manner intended is probably going to be the most affected if major changes are implemented in terms reduction or difficulty of delivery of pain meds for the chronic (or intractable) pain patient.

Thank you for sharing this article AJ. So much is out there about the negative side of "horrible" pain meds and things that happen because of use and potential abuse or true abuse of them..

There needs to be published articles about numbers of people like myself that feel greatly benefited over a number of years by using prescribed opiate medication as directed under the care of qualified Pain Management specialist.

Oh and perhaps what might interest the insurance companies is I think I've avoided at least a 3rd spine surgery if not more by having access to a PM specialist and pain meds in the last decade~ although perhaps the insurance companies would have preferred my non existence which surely would have followed should I not had access to some quality relief from horrendous pain and a non life.. then I would have cost nothing..