WIRED: The Unseen Victims of the Opioid Crisis Are Starting to Rebel

https://www.wired.com/story/the-true-victims-of-the-opioid-crisis-are-starting-to-rebel/

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. “Don’t Punish Pain” rallies are taking place in cities nationwide on May 22, and pain patients are organizing a protest at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on June 21.