1. Harriet Pearson Harriet Pearson United States says:

    You nailed it! I would take this one step further. This coming from a country letting fentanyl flow like water over our boarders is rich. In many cases taking away pain meds from a patient who truly needs them and has demonstrated responsible usage should be left alone. Doctors not properly addressing pain in a timely manor or assuming it's psychosomatic is why people turn to street drugs. There are hundreds dying daily from fentanyl OD's. But, patients with long term diseases causing terminal pain those people they worry about opioid abuse and addiction. Our government and medical profession need to rethink their priorities.

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