A "Don't Punish the Pain" rally was held on October 16, 2019 in Pensacola, Florida. The Don't Punish the Pain movement is spreading throughout the U.S., with support of people who "believe the government has overreached in its crackdown on doctors’ prescribing opioids, leading to patients like them no longer getting the medication they need to lead functioning lives."
The movement has stemmed from the government's crackdown on the prescription of opioids: "The campaign to keep opioids away from people who abuse them has ended up punishing the people who use them legitimately—even torturing them to the point of suicide. Now they are pushing back, mobilizing as best they can into a burgeoning movement."
https://www.wired.com/story/the-true-victims-of-the-opioid-crisis-are-starting-to-rebel/
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