[corvallis]

I’d encourage you to read a book called Drug Dealer, MD. It details how pain was made “the fifth vital sign” and doctors could lose their board certification and license if patients filed complaints alleging that their pain was not adequately treated by their provider. Even today, surveys that are sent out following hospital encounters ask people if their pain was addressed to their satisfaction. It’s difficult to withhold opioids when your livelihood is on the line.

[nickik]

Yes. That is very much a problem.

But its not a problem with capitalism, it just depends on what your legal rights are. Any institutional setup could have the same problem.

'Dreamlands' addressed the same problem.