It is becoming more and more obvious and even studies and publicly recognized that the forced reduction of opioid doses for pain patients are causing suicides.
Here are several recent posts on this topic:
- Suicide Due to Chronic Pain
- Suicide Notes Suggest Role of Chronic Pain
- Many Opioid Deaths are Suicides
- Chronic Pain Among Suicide Decedents
- Suicide By Opioid: an Uncounted Tragedy
- Pain Contributes to Suicide
- Emotional toll of Chronic Pain can lead to suicide
- CDC Obscuring Rate Of Suicide Among Opioid Overdoses
PubMed studies from the NIH
- Suicidality in chronic pain
- Chronic pain and suicide risk: A comprehensive review
- Chronic Pain and the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide
Psychogenic pain
Treat pain to prevent suicides
EDS and Chronic Pain News & Info 
Reblogged this on The War on Chronic Pain Patients.
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Twenty-first century, 2018 to be exact : Astonishing discoveries in sciences. Yet we cannot see, hear or feel the cries of those suffering so needlessly -inexplicably?
It’s simply incomprehensible.
The patient suffering, unimaginable.
It’s clear that in such deadly matters, people (with understanding support groups) must take matters in their own hands; find what’s imperative (for life), get it and pray that some sensible sentiment shall rule, so no one has to suffer -ever again.
Instead of reaching out to those in such desperate need -society (legislators/physicians -in North America anyway) throw them to the lions ?
And we wonder why we have such social ‘miscue’ pandemics nation-wide? Seriously?
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Those responsible for the suffering of patients (and those lost to suicide) by restricting/refusing adequate pain measures is a Crime Against Humanity.
All responsible should be charged -and sentenced accordingly. What disgraceful social policy.
It’s disturbing beyond comprehension. Shame, shame shame, those so in power.
peter jasz
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