1-This is just MY opinion.
I think any 'pain pt advocate' should be helping to dispel the notion that 'overprescribing' MDs, or a 'over supply', of legal, known potency, pain medicines, caused the so called 'opioid crisis'.
statnews.com/2019/06/28/sto…
I think any 'pain pt advocate' should be helping to dispel the notion that 'overprescribing' MDs, or a 'over supply', of legal, known potency, pain medicines, caused the so called 'opioid crisis'.
statnews.com/2019/06/28/sto…
2-A pain patient advocate should be working to do away with parole like policies of endless drug testing for pain patients & law enforcement tools like the PDMP; as these 'tools' have done NOTHING to prevent ODs. In fact all above policies have coincided with INCREASING ODs. 
3-A pain patient advocate should be pushing back on the 'opioids as a last resort & the 'dangerous drug' narrative.
Opioids are a safe and effective way of treating pain for MOST people and the data shows that prescribed opiates as an initiating point for addiction is RARE.
Opioids are a safe and effective way of treating pain for MOST people and the data shows that prescribed opiates as an initiating point for addiction is RARE.
4-A pain patient advocate, especially those who are not pain patients themselves, should be open to dissenting points of view in regard to advocacy efforts; as those of us LIVING through this nightmare know what is HARMING US. 😔
5-Right now in upper level 'advocating', none of the above listed points are happening.
In fact, just the opposite.
This HAS TO CHANGE.
#SavingUsToDeath
#OpioidsSaveLives
#OpioidHysteria
In fact, just the opposite.
This HAS TO CHANGE.
#SavingUsToDeath
#OpioidsSaveLives
#OpioidHysteria
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