Yes to all of you -- we need better pain meds. How do we get them? We need to take action, write, call and email the big pharma companies -- get data first, then tell them how many millions of people need better pain meds than anything available now. They can afford to do the necessary research. Nearly all elderly people need pain meds daily, plus most people who are disabled, everyone who has chronic back problems, nearly everyone who has arthritis, everyone coming out of surgery needs pain meds for at least a few days. It should add up to enough people to make it worth their while to do the research, tests, get FDA and Medicare approval, manufacture, and advertise the product. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, we won't get it if we don't ask for it. And we won't get it if we rely on someone else to write -- all of us need to write/email/phone the big pharma companies. And our politicians too (they can lean on the companies and also help them pay for the up-front costs). Peggy