Drugmakers fought state opioid limits amid crisis

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this issue, presumably funded by drug mfgs, but one was a govt entity. It's surely a hot issue.

I take narcotic pain relievers, and have for many years. I've not increased my dosage, but do now have cancer and while I keep them to a minimum, it's likely my need will be increasing in the future.

Some people who rely on them for pain control are having issues getting refills. One cancer patient on a forum I frequent had his pharmacist refuse a prescription until it could get 'sorted out' after the weekend. He was in bloody agony. His doctor was furious.

Everyone is jumpy with these new regulations, and it's maddening to be a patient in need and because of abusers be treated like an addict.