For one, have u been to a pain center, I have found that all doctors are turning to a narcotic free facility. My doctors malpractice insurance would double if she wrote narcotics for more than 6 months to the same patient. I wish I knew this was why before, so I could understand it was not her, and  wouldn't had the feeling of her abandoning me. A pain center is called that for a reason, they handle nothing but chronic pain. I took all my records, MRI's...and he is tryin to help me...I hope you will stop taking it personal (like I did for yrs), alot of these doctors are scared to death because now they can go to jail, if the give pain meds to the wrong person, and they die...the doctor is who they look at. I came to a realization that it is not all the doctors fault. I blame some on the doctors, I blame some on the laws, and I blame alot on the true pill seekers out there that make it so hard for someone like you that is in chronic pain. I wish I could have a magic word, and all ur pain would go away, but I don't.

Outside of going to a program labeled to be a "Pain Clinic" per se, I honestly don't know of a way to find a doc who will prescribe pain meds. I have been fortunate to have 2 of the most wonderful doctors ever with my pain meds. I am about to be thrown out into the world to find another because my current doc is moving out of the area. He is great not because he prescribes pain meds, but he ixcellent organizationally, communicates well, keeps up with labs well, is not threatened by my being proactive in educating myself about not only my conditions, but also my generous meds list. That being said in order to let you know that I don't think he's great just because he prescribes meds for me.

I was a member of group whose leader INSISTED that anyone in need of CP meds call and ask specifically if the doctor in question will prescribe narcotic pain reliever if a siuation warranted. You get your answer and make an appointment or move on as the case requires. Nail 'em down and make 'em answer you. This is the wa I found m y current wonderful doc who is about to leave.

I also have a feeling that a new doc in town might be more amenable to new patients who need pain help than others who have an established patient load. Haven't tried this out, but I have a feeling that my current doc was new in town when I called his office.

The difference between chronic pain med use and addiction is that addiction has a behavioral element that a pain need does not, and that is the drug seeking componenet. If a person just needs meds for pain, they don't think about it 24/7. A drug addict has nothing else on his or her mind except where his or her next pills will come from. there have no scruples about where they get there meds and have no responsibility to be sure the meds are safe and not just something from the street that may or may not be contaminated with other things.

Hope this helps more than it muddles.