[LeeHwang]

The stigma of opioids is going to painful for patients. My wisdom teeth were removed, and my surgeon did not want to prescribe any. I was in pain for a couple days before I screamed at them and something that worked. It was a very unpleasant experience.

[notadoc]

The only result of the nonstop political and media onslaught against doctors, painkillers, and the imaginary opioid 'problem' is more patients in pain (like yourself), and more nonsensical political intervention in doctor/patient relationships with more cumbersome rules regarding prescriptions.

Doctors and their patients have literally nothing to do with drug addicts. Drug addiction is not a new problem.