They are among the countless people with chronic pain who have been the unintended victims of the national crackdown on opioid prescribing.
In response to the deadly opioid crisis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidelines intended to limit opioid prescriptions.
That advice soon became enshrined in state laws across the country.
issued new prescription guidelines intended, in part, to induce a course correction.
But facing a confusing mess of federal and state laws, many physicians are still afraid to prescribe opioids to genuine pain sufferers.
Organizations:
Centers for Disease Control