It's nice to know that other pain sufferers feel as I do. I do not want the insurance companies or government telling my doctor or me (a responsible drug user) what I can or can not use to help my situation. I have a really good pain management doctor for several years now and between the pain medication (use only occasionally right now) injections (upper back trigger point and cervical facet joint steroid) acupuncture, tens, exercise, supplements, meditation practice for me he also has other things as appropriate for the person. I find that this subject of not wanting the doctors to prescribe pain medications to anyone, the insurance companies wanting other medications to be used (that may or may not work or have more side effects) and the government looking at punishing the doctors for prescribing or limiting what amounts can be given to be on my mind a lot. I am at a place at this time where the combination of everything that I use is working pretty good for me and I don't want to go back to where I was in the beginning because of the drug abusers. I don't think that the responsible doctors should not be bunched in with those that are handing out pain meds indiscriminately for a profit. Thanks for letting me vent. : )