The current state of pain management in the US

This specialist illustrates the sad state:

“Our government is letting the misbehavior of a relatively small number of people too often trump the needs of many, many good people with complex medical problems and lots of pain,” he said recently, seating behind his office desk where a chart of pain levels is prominently displayed. (1-2 is mild pain, 5-6 is distressing pain, 9-10 is excruciating pain.) “Many doctors won’Â’t prescribe for pain now. And believe me, that’s not where we as a society want to be.”

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