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> [“In the debate over opioid addiction, there’s one group we aren’t hearing from: chronic pain patients, many of whom need to use the drugs on a long-term basis.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-smith-2/in-the-debate-over-opioid-addiction-there-s-one-group-we-aren-t/)

S. E. Smith

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> [“There’s a saying that goes something like: ‘We are all one drink or pill away from addiction,’ and I know this is meant to destigmatize what addicts go through, but I feel like I’ve been seeing variations on this ‘common…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-smith-2/there-s-a-saying-that-goes-something-like-we-are-all-one-drink-or/)

S. E. Smith

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## Other authors on Chronic pain

- [Michael Bihovsky 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chronic-pain/michael-bihovsky/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-green-51499.jpg) John Green 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chronic-pain/john-green/)

## More by S. E. Smith

> [“In the debate over opioid addiction, there’s one group we aren’t hearing from: chronic pain patients, many of whom need to use the drugs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-smith-2/in-the-debate-over-opioid-addiction-there-s-one-group-we-aren-t/)

S. E. Smith

> [“There’s a saying that goes something like: ‘We are all one drink or pill away from addiction,’ and I know this is meant to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-smith-2/there-s-a-saying-that-goes-something-like-we-are-all-one-drink-or/)

S. E. Smith

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