My Story: Humiliated by a Pharmacist
The day started pretty much like any other. Woke up with pain. Took a pill. Pain eased to a tolerable level. That is what my…
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My Story: Pain Patients Need to Unite for DEA Reform
There's a crisis building in the United States today that is little known, yet may affect every American at some point in their life. It…
Living with Pain: Is the War on Pain Patients a Human Rights Violation?
When we read about human rights violations, we usually think of Russia, China or third world countries. We rarely think of the United States. Yet…
Pain Patients Protest in Florida
In a first of its kind protest, about two dozen chronic pain patients rallied Wednesday outside the Florida state capitol in Tallahassee, calling on federal…
Living with Pain: Patients Fight Back in Florida
Pain patients in Florida are taking their well-being into their own hands by fighting back against the state and federal governments, which are obstructing and,…
Caught in the Crossfire: Florida’s Seniors
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of Florida is 19,057,542. Of that number, a whopping 17.6% are 65 or older. That is a…
Caught in the Crossfire: You Don’t Look Sick
Jeanne Hyatt is 56-years old and lives in Florida. On the outside, she looks like any other normal, healthy person. She could be your aunt,…
Caught in the Crossfire: Untold Stories of the War on Drugs
I am a chronic pain patient. As a child, never in my wildest dreams did I envision life leading me down this path. I had…