Chronic pain: Patients rally for change in Concord

[Right_in_Virginia]

Chronic pain: Patients rally for change in Concord
Union Leader, Jan 27, 2019

Chronic pain patients say they have been silent victims of the deadly opioid epidemic, as doctors and insurers decide to “taper” their prescription pain medications, or cut them off entirely. Now some are breaking their silence.

On Tuesday at noon, patients and advocates will hold a “Don’t Punish Pain” rally at the State House, calling on lawmakers to consider pain patients in any measures they take to respond to the drug crisis.

Some want the state to adopt a Chronic Pain Patient Bill of Rights that would empower primary care physicians to provide pain management for patients with chronic illnesses; protect doctors who treat these patients; and bar pharmacies from refusing to fill “medically necessary” prescriptions.


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[Right_in_Virginia]

This is a very good move for chronic pain sufferers.  Folks are starting to mobilize.

[Restored]

Yes but they are moving towards the direction that no one wants to take. People don't want MORE "BigPharma" opioids in the marketplace, they want less of them.  The whole narrative is about the evils of pain pills, the goodness of cannabis and the need to destroy BigPharma and replace it with "Medicare for All".

[Right_in_Virginia]

Yes but they are moving towards the direction that no one wants to take. People don't want MORE "BigPharma" opioids in the marketplace, they want less of them.  The whole narrative is about the evils of pain pills, the goodness of cannabis and the need to destroy BigPharma and replace it with "Medicare for All". 

How about a sunset provision for chronic pain patients on opioids for more than five years?

All others would be transferred to new pain management modalities.  New pain management patients would not have the option of opioids.

[roamer_1]

How about a sunset provision for chronic pain patients on opioids for more than five years?

All others would be transferred to new pain management modalities.  New pain management patients would not have the option of opioids.

No.

Howabout folks that are clearly in pain in a chronic fashion get relief, however they need it?

[Sanguine]

No.

Howabout folks that are clearly in pain in a chronic fashion get relief, however they need it?

Yes, and the decision is between them and their doctors.

[roamer_1]

Yes, and the decision is between them and their doctors.

That's right. Grandma with her bad hip ain't the problem here.