“I take opioids to treat chronic pain. Stigmatizing them will harm me.” — Sonya Huber Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I wonder how I could have been so oblivious to the fact that proper treatment for pain is, well, not a… — Anna Hamilton Copy Share Image
“most chronic pain patients I know tend to minimize their pain to try to seem as “normal” as possible. We don’t want… — Karen Lee Richards Copy Share Image
“Anyone who takes opioids on a regular basis will become dependent upon them, meaning they will have to taper off gradually to… — Karen Lee Richards Copy Share Image
“Despite what appears to be a low risk of addiction in naïve, chronic pain patients, it is reasonable to ask how much… — Howard L. Fields Copy Share Image
“I will be living with chronic pain for the rest of my life. I don’t have the mobility, energy or life options… — Sonya Huber Copy Share Image
“There are a lot of victims when it comes to addiction. I know there's an overdose epidemic. We see those faces. But… — Donna Marsh Copy Share Image
“the media coverage of the ‘opiate epidemic’ as driven by pill pushing-doctors and by pain patients worries me a lot, and I… — Anita Gupta Copy Share Image
“In the debate over opioid addiction, there’s one group we aren’t hearing from: chronic pain patients, many of whom need to use… — S. E. Smith Copy Share Image
“I currently take Lortab, which is a combination of acetaminophen and hydrocodone. I’d rather not take this medication, or any medication for… — Alison Moore Copy Share Image
“My doctors, who are not cavalier with prescriptions, give me this medication because I have earned their trust. And yet, with mounting… — Michael Bihovsky Copy Share Image
“We have a genuine and devastating epidemic of opiate abuse in this country, and it is of critical importance that this problem… — Michael Bihovsky Copy Share Image
“The addiction crisis is terrifying, and many people don’t comprehend appropriate opioid use. When I first started taking pain medication, I remember… — Dianne Bourque Copy Share Image
“A common misconception is that some people are only in pain because they are weak, anxious, depressed, or do not deal well… — Tasha Stanton Copy Share Image
“Chronic pain patients like me are not the cause of the opioid crisis; only 22% of those who misuse opioids are prescribed… — Sonya Huber Copy Share Image
“Government agencies are trying to get doctors to cut back on prescribing opioids. I understand that they need to do something about… — Alison Moore Copy Share Image
“the media, at least in the U.S., tends to focus on pain pill use, abuse, and addiction by people who do not… — Anna Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, this disapproval of how you are managing your pain crosses over to disbelief that you are in as much pain as… — Murray J. McAlister Copy Share Image
“Since my symptoms began 13 years ago, I’ve tried every form of pain management I could access — NSAIDS, nonopioid analgesics, neurologic… — Michael Bihovsky Copy Share Image
“The stigma of chronic pain is one of the most difficult aspects of living with chronic pain. If you have chronic pain,… — Murray J. McAlister Copy Share Image
“There’s a saying that goes something like: ‘We are all one drink or pill away from addiction,’ and I know this is… — S. E. Smith Copy Share Image
