“When a doctor’s treating pain, if he thinks OxyContin is the most effective thing he can prescribe, we don’t want him prescribing extra-strength Tylenol because he thinks if he prescribes OxyContin, DEA’s gonna open a file on him.”

Pain management is the theme today. ABC News with a nice article on the obstacles to treating chronic pain. It includes a story of a law student who was jailed for mere possession of the large amounts of narcotics needed to control his pain.

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