Anita Cameron: The Criminalization of Pain

October 4, 2018aid in dying, Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, Our News & Commentary BlogAnita Cameron, assisted suicide, Chronic pain, Opioid CrisisDiane Coleman

Our country is in the midst of an opioid crisis which has resulted in what I call the criminalization of pain. Many people who depend on opioids and similar medications to manage pain are now finding that their access to them has been limited and they are being subjected by doctors to drug testing and … Continue reading Anita Cameron: The Criminalization of Pain →

The Opioid Crisis the News Isn’t Talking About

February 21, 2018Our News & Commentary Blog, public commentChronic pain, Opioid CrisisDiane Coleman

Response to RFI – Opioid Public Health Emergency[1] February 20, 2018 We are members of Not Dead Yet, a national grassroots disability rights organization, and some of us are living with chronic pain ourselves. Based on our knowledge of the disability community through personal experience and through our work, we have not seen disabled people with … Continue reading The Opioid Crisis the News Isn’t Talking About →