Chronic pain sufferers say they’re being harmed by opioid crackdown

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As the U.S. seeks to curb the deadly opioid epidemic across the country, many of the estimated 50 million Americans who suffer from chronic pain say they can’t get the medications they desperately need to ease their suffering.

 

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NBCNightlyNews Did anyone NOT see that coming?

NBCNightlyNews I've been saying this since it started!!! There's a reason why there was an increase in 'Opioid Related Deaths' after the crackdown... People were scared and committed suicide rather than risk having a lower quality of life!!! I was almost one of those people!!!

NBCNightlyNews Ppl act like everyone had an.oxy prescription. Theres always gonna be people that milk the system they always ger t caught shouldn't ruin the quality of life of patients like that woman

NBCNightlyNews From this brief report, the issue in this case, is with the spineless weasel of a Doctor NOT doing their job. It’s clear the Doctor must use their expertise evaluating each patient & not make broad stupidity decisions. Blaming government saying be cautious of misuse is ignorant.

NBCNightlyNews New Jersey is the Worst! They have the doctors shitting themselves! They rather give up their practice than deal with these insane laws..

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NBCNightlyNews Thanks US Government. You have total control of MY life. Tylenol doesn’t get it. You don’t know ME.

NBCNightlyNews what happened to NBC?

NBCNightlyNews It’s such a vicious cycle. Surgeons write bigger scripts that needed for post-op patients then cut them off. Now they’re addicted and searching for anything. That leads to the epidemic. Yet the chronic disease/chronic pain patients get screwed from people who were mismanaged. Sad

NBCNightlyNews I am in this spot myself. Just went through surgery to help my pain only to be in more but told opioids aren't an option. Tylenol has a warning about taking longer than 10 days. I was told to take a neurotic type medicine instead which caused my mother in law to go into a coma

NBCNightlyNews They are being harmed by dictators prescribing them for daily use... they were never meant for that.

NBCNightlyNews I agree, I suffer such pain, home to physical therapy many different times over the years but no help. Why would I not want to take a pain pill so I can get up and about.

NBCNightlyNews So, you're saying the addicts are complaining. fakenews is typical of this network.

NBCNightlyNews Sorry, but that would indicate the 'crackdown' is working! If the 'trade off' is 'some harm' & difficulty for those who suffer, I'm sorry, but measured against 70,000+ lives a year in 'ODs' we need to improve service to those in real need, BUT KEEP ON DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING 4 USA

NBCNightlyNews Medical marijuana saved my life from that crap.

NBCNightlyNews Because people struggle to understand the dichotomy of opioids. They help a lot of people manage chronic pain through their daily life, very effectively. Contrary to what the internet tells you, they don’t just exist to get people addicted to drugs.

NBCNightlyNews Maybe we need to figure out WHY people are in constant/chronic pain? Regardless, religious intake of paid meds is not good.

NBCNightlyNews Everything in moderation.

NBCNightlyNews They should get medical marijuana cards

NBCNightlyNews Connect with everyone in the US.

NBCNightlyNews Marijuana is safer than opiods

NBCNightlyNews The people waging War on drugs don't even understand drugs or drug users. So people in need must suffer.

NBCNightlyNews Its the karma for negative cannabis propaganda and making it illegal knowing side effects are much lesser than those highly addictive pills. We can't be all about money and ruining people lives at the same time.

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