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Jan. 5, 2023 – Six years later, with millions harmed, the CDC emphasizes that its guidelines should never be used for an “inflexible, rigid standard of care” and “patient abandonment.” However, if you read the fine print, that is precisely what I see the CDC advocating for.

The original guidelines came about from a lethal combination of bureaucratic arrogance and do-goodery, with the organization foolishly trying to stop substance abuse by making prescribing more difficult and, thus, the drugs more challenging to acquire on the black market. According to the Journal of Pain Research, “Data suggest that the overdose crisis is largely an unintended consequence of drug prohibition.” As a reporter and disabled pain patient, I have witnessed the heart-wrenching effects on abandoned patients and their loved ones when they are denied these essential medications just for the crime of getting sick.

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