Just to be clear ... for our visitors ... Jeff Sessions never said "Chronic pain sufferers should take an aspirin and tough it out".
Never.
I read his full statement, in context, and it demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of the needs of people who are in genuine chronic pain. A perfect illustration of why big government needs to stay the Hell away from that spot they've assumed between Doctors and patients. They are already there, and they need to get out now.
To clarify a little, the Feds are only part of the problem (through the DEA), it's the
States that are doing the heavy lifting of denying treatment by
threatening Doctors' licenses who are prescribing these medications for their patients in pain.