22 Pain Is Personal
In today’s main episode Jen talks about needing regular opioid pain medication at a time when those medications, and the people who use them, are public enemy number one. We talk about why she needs ongoing access to these medications, and discuss the important distinctions between addiction, abuse, and dependence, and the many tradeoffs and compromises we often have to make in treating chronic health conditions. See insicknesspod.com for more info. Follow us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram: @insicknesspod