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I have a very dear friend who suffers with chronic pain from an aggressive form of arthritis. Arthritis is extremely painful; she lives in Washington state, which has the strictest forms of opiate prescribing laws.
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I have a very dear friend who suffers with chronic pain from an aggressive form of arthritis. Arthritis is extremely painful; she lives in Washington state, which has the strictest forms of opiate prescribing laws.
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She functioned very well for years, and ran a business on a maintenance dose of oxycodone. She never had a problem - then the laws hit and she has been reduced so much in pain management that she is truly suffering.
She functioned very well for years, and ran a business on a maintenance dose of oxycodone. She never had a problem - then the laws hit and she has been reduced so much in pain management that she is truly suffering.
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Marijuana is legal in Washington, but it is very unpleasant to her and not helpful.
This is extremely upsetting to me. Yes, we have an opioid crisis, but the solutions need to be nuanced. Many pain patients find that without opioid medications,
Marijuana is legal in Washington, but it is very unpleasant to her and not helpful.
This is extremely upsetting to me. Yes, we have an opioid crisis, but the solutions need to be nuanced. Many pain patients find that without opioid medications,
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it is difficult to function. These people turn to kratom or sometimes they order opiates from China - or go to the streets.
There is a way to treat pain patients while also managing our opioid crisis; opiates are powerful tools of medicine.
it is difficult to function. These people turn to kratom or sometimes they order opiates from China - or go to the streets.
There is a way to treat pain patients while also managing our opioid crisis; opiates are powerful tools of medicine.
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To deny people in pain these therapies, is unethical, and frankly, it's politicians forcing doctors into a state-mandated form of malpractice. It is unconscionable.
To deny people in pain these therapies, is unethical, and frankly, it's politicians forcing doctors into a state-mandated form of malpractice. It is unconscionable.
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