Pain management woes in Canada

They’re cracking down on narcotic prescriptions up north as well:

“I can predict the net effect is (doctors) are going to tell even legitimate pain patients who aren’t at risk, ‘I’Â’m sorry, the college is looking over my shoulder, I can’Â’t prescribe this any more,'” Dr. Jovey said. The last provincial budget committed $300,000 to a review of pain management services across Nova Scotia.

The only pain management clinic in Nova Scotia has a 1,400 person waiting list, and 5-year delays for consultations. Ridiculous.

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