Spitballing, but maybe the problem is that no doctors wants to be the guy in town who's the most generous with opioid prescriptions, as then he'll get swamped b

Spitballing, but maybe the problem is that no doctors wants to be the guy in town who's the most generous with opioid prescriptions, as then he'll get swamped by people seeking opioids? Nope. In a well-designed system, this just be minimal. Design a better system with better access to medical records throughout the system, lesser liability (the US, mostly), and paid medical leave so that people can actually heal. The alternative is simply that we leave folks in different levels of pain. Heck, even just being able to see prescriptions nationally would be a bonus (Right now, in Norway, when I get an electronic prescription, I can go to any pharmacy to fill it and they can see my prescription history) Innocent people shouldn't have to go to the black market for pain relief because they can't get things figured out legally. Again, I firmly believe that the first response should always be to believe the patient.