Some years ago when South Korea had Peace Corps Volunteers wandering around (me among them), one could buy any legal drug from the local "yak bang" - no prescription needed..
Had a cough you could not extinguish? Codeine was available at the corner drugstore for less than a dollar. Amphetamines were available from approximately 6 cents a pill. I never tried them, although they were available if I wanted them.
All Korean drugstores were off-limits to U.S. Military Personnel. I guess soldiers are expected to suck it up and endure the pain.
No where in the U.S. Constitution do I find a right for the federal government to interfere in doctor-patient relationships. Yet they do. Like the licensing of physicians, this right - if it exists at all - should be exercised at the state level.
The Act provides:
"Chap 1. - An Act To provide for the registration of, with collectors of internal revenue, and to impose a special tax on all persons who produce, import, manufacture, compound, deal in, dispense, sell, distribute, or give away opium or coca leaves, their salts, derivatives, or preparations, and for other purposes."
Even though technically legal for individual use at that moment in time, some doctors who prescribed opiates to addicts were arrested and imprisoned since addiction was not considered a "disease" a health care provider could treat in "the course of his professional practice."
Compared to other countries, medical doctors in the United states. are hesitant to prescribe opiates and other restricted pain killers - even when they know their patients would benefit.
Treatment for terminal cancer patients including liquid heroin has been available in England, but even that government is pushing for methadone instead.
As a result of a nanny state and a failed war on drugs, the best pain medications are routinely denied or completely prohibited to patients in the U.S.
In my mind, pain management is more medical art than medical science. If we were truly free citizens and not subjects of government force, we could consult with our physicians and choose any medications or treatment plans we wanted.
Pain treatment centers come in several forms:
- individual pain clinics owned by MDs
- separate departments in hospitals and universities
- chiropractors
- acupuncturists
- physical therapists
- psychiatrists/psychologists
Alternatives:
- clinics that readily prescribe pain killers - "pill mills"
- yoga
- hypnosis
- medical marijuana
Pain concentrated in one area may well be addressed more effectively via one type of chronic pain clinic than another. Chiropractors, as an example ,, are a regular destination for individuals with persistent back pain. But back pain is complex, and may require your family doctor, physical therapy, or even acupuncture.
Main types of pain include:
- cancer
- arthritis
- sciatica
- back
- neck
- leg
- foot
- headache
Insurance companies complicate pain management and treatment. Failure of insurance companies to approve treatment for chronic pain drives many sufferers to specialized pain clinics where they must pay out-of-pocket.
If your physician is not willing or unable to dispense the correct drug treatments and pain killers to treat your condition, visit your community pain clinic for help. Now keep in mind, most insurance providers will not cover chronic pain management. You could be required to pay out-of-pocket. Visit the clinic web site for insurance coverage and payment guidelines before making an appointment.
The aim of this web site is to look at various forms of pain treatment and to help visitors locate the precise pain clinic in their local area.
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For more on treatment for chronic pain or pain treatment centers in your local area, visit: "No More Pain" Clinics.
Charles Lamm is a retired attorney now working to assist those with chronic pain in finding the right medical treatment plans in their local areas. - http://nomorepainclinics.com
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