Sad article about chronic pain treatment with opiates in my state: Only registered and activated users can see links., Click Here To Register...
"Over the last several months, an effort in Washington to curb a steep rise in prescription-drug overdose deaths — the most ambitious crackdown in the nation — has prompted a number of doctors and clinics to stop taking new chronic-pain patients on opiates, and in some cases to cut off current pain patients."
They don't go into details about the new rule, but from what I understand, it will require chronic pain patients to have following by a pain specialist if they are over a certain amount of morphine equivalent. This would have to occur before changing or increasing meds. Only registered and activated users can see links., Click Here To Register...
My doctor seems very fearful of this. My pain is already very undertreated and its almost getting to the point its not worth being on the meds anymore if they are barely helping and I have to jump through so many hoops and take the risk of being cut off. I think there is a lot of confusion about this law. I keep getting different stories from different sources. I'm all for pain contracts and drug tests if needed, but not this doctor fear that will keep them from treating pain with narcotics in patients who have no other options. So sad. Anyone else here in WA state? Anyone in other states see anything similar going on? Best wishes.
"Over the last several months, an effort in Washington to curb a steep rise in prescription-drug overdose deaths — the most ambitious crackdown in the nation — has prompted a number of doctors and clinics to stop taking new chronic-pain patients on opiates, and in some cases to cut off current pain patients."
They don't go into details about the new rule, but from what I understand, it will require chronic pain patients to have following by a pain specialist if they are over a certain amount of morphine equivalent. This would have to occur before changing or increasing meds. Only registered and activated users can see links., Click Here To Register...
My doctor seems very fearful of this. My pain is already very undertreated and its almost getting to the point its not worth being on the meds anymore if they are barely helping and I have to jump through so many hoops and take the risk of being cut off. I think there is a lot of confusion about this law. I keep getting different stories from different sources. I'm all for pain contracts and drug tests if needed, but not this doctor fear that will keep them from treating pain with narcotics in patients who have no other options. So sad. Anyone else here in WA state? Anyone in other states see anything similar going on? Best wishes.
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