I really hate how the medical industry pits chronic pain patients against each other while the strongest profit.

My doctor always praises me as one of "the good ones" because my ($50 each!) urine tests come back as they should, and it always makes me so uncomfortable.

I& #39;m not good. I have different challenges than some other patients.

Imagine a world where I didn& #39;t have to pay for these urine tests and where a "bad" result meant you got care and counseling rather than punitive measures.

But instead they pit us against each other. "Ooh, sorry, you can& #39;t have your meds because of some Bad Apples."

No, I can& #39;t have my meds because of greedy insurance companies and shitty social attitudes towards pain and addiction.

When someone with power tells you you& #39;re one of the Good Ones, it& #39;s a trap to get you to not notice their power.