Do We Need to Change Pain-Killer Policies to Prevent Drug Abuse?
Do We Need to Change Pain-Killer Policies to Prevent Drug Abuse? Tuesday December 16, 2008 Too many of us with fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) have been denied pain killers, especially opiates, because doctors are afraid of creating addicts and possibly even facing criminal charges. So how do we make sure people with chronic pain get the relief they need while keep drugs out of the wrong hands? A study of overdoses in West Virginia showed that far more accidental deaths were linked to prescription pain killers than to illegal street drugs. The two main ways addicts got ahold of drugs were by diversion (stealing/buying someone else’s prescription) or doctor shopping. A lot of us have to see several doctors in ord
