Kate Nicholson - Is chronic pain a human rights issues?
The Roy Green Show · Global News / Curiouscast
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Show Notes
New medical guidelines recommend treating opioid addiction with prescription medication like pharmaceutical-grade heroin. Meanwhile, close to 70 million North Americans living with chronic pain continue to face having their opioid medication cut or refused, which severely impacts their ability to live a life without excruciating pain.
Guest: Kate Nicholson, Former U.S. Department of Justice human rights lawyer and chronic pain patient who advocates for pain patients
(Photo: Rich Pedroncelli/The Canadian Press/AP)
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