ER Resident Physician here, we are many years in from The Joint Commission's administrators claiming that pain is the "5th vital sign" and mow feeling the effec

ER Resident Physician here, we are many years in from The Joint Commission's administrators claiming that pain is the "5th vital sign" and mow feeling the effects of this disastrous policy. My ED is filled with drug seekers; studies have shown up to 20% ED visits may be Drug-Seeking Behavior (DSB). Really demoralizes physicians who want to help not only these people but those in the overflowing waiting rooms.