Health
‘It was in his suicide note’: Reality of pain killer changes – Gatton Star
Australians battling chronic pain have been left with no support after poorly implemented government reforms that restrict access to opioids, leading some people to take their own lives.
Exclusive: Australians dealing with chronic pain – including a 15 year old – have taken their own lives rather than live in pain after the botched introduction of restrictions to opioid medications.
From June 1 the government reduced the pack sizes of opioid medications to just ten tablets, banned repeat prescriptions and encouraged doctors to wean their patients off the drugs to reduce hospitalisations and deaths caused by the addictive drugs.
But patients and doctors say the inept roll out h…
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