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New CDC Opioid Guidelines: Too Little, Too Late for Chronic Pain Patients?

Kaiser Health News

But she said nothing worked as well as methadone, an opioid she has taken since 2013. But Danny’s latest physician had his license suspended by the DEA last year, and he couldn’t find a new doctor who would prescribe those medications, Jim said. She hopes her current doctor won’t do the same.

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New CDC Opioid Guidelines: Too Little, Too Late for Chronic Pain Patients?

Kaiser Health News

But she said nothing worked as well as methadone, an opioid she has taken since 2013. But Danny’s latest physician had his license suspended by the DEA last year, and he couldn’t find a new doctor who would prescribe those medications, Jim said. She hopes her current doctor won’t do the same.

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