Saw my #painmanagement doc today in Wisconsin. 1 of my doctor's former patients committed suicide after not being able to find #painrelief following his recent move to the east coast. Pts w/incurable, painful diseases are in crisis nationwide. #SuicideDue2Pain #SuicidePrevention
2/ Trying to find a new doctor in a new state while gov't response to the #opioidcrisis locks #pain pts & their doctors squarely in the sights of DEA, DOJ, & legislators is a goddamn nightmare.

This poor man. Did he think he was alone? Did he know other #CPP are suffering too?
3/ Wld it have mattered if he did?

How many more #SuicideDue2Pain circumstances will we see b4 our gov't & its agencies & law enforcement arms get their shit together - and start protecting pts w/ #chronicillness instead of causing unmeasurable & irreparable harm? #opioidhysteria
4/The overdose crisis we r dealing w/now is not fueled by prescription #PainMedication, bt by illicitly manufactured #fentanyl & other illicit drugs. Compounding that issue: Prohibition has put more potent drugs or laced drugs on the street, raising fatalities. The data is CLEAR.
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