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Hey,

I think you'll get more results in Current Events & Debates, so I moved your thread.

I do agree with you. There are a lot of legitimate chromic pain patients that can't get relief from your over the counter products like Tylenol or Ibuprofen, and a lot of the time they are denied appropriate pain management because they are deemed to be drug seeking. You go to the ER with legitimate pain and it's hit or miss if you get relief. Luckily last time I went I got Dilaudid, but I was also jaundiced so they knew there was an issue going on. I was surprised I got it so easily to be honest!

I think there SHOULD be some type of check to make sure the patient still needs the pain medication, but I don't know what that would be without causing them to go off of it. There are people who take a few prescribed pills, like how it feels, and then look elsewhere. For example something like Percocet after a wisdom tooth surgery shouldn't have to be constantly refilled barring any complications from surgery. But chromic pain patients NEED opioids and I'd be afraid of them turning to other sources.

As long as doctors are afraid of getting in trouble for prescribing chronic pain patients their needed relief, we have an issue.

I rambled so I don't know if this makes sense haha.