My doctor says they have to lower my long-term opioid medicine. “What can I do? What do I say?”
<p><strong><em>Please note: </em></strong><em>this page offers general guidance for people concerned about proposed opioid </em><strong><em>dose reductions</em></strong><em> or </em><strong><em>loss of access to a prescriber</em></strong><em>. It does </em><strong><em>not offer personal medical advice</em></strong><em>. Please speak with your own health care providers, and the people you personally trust for insight and guidance. If you </em><strong><em>lost your prescriber </em></strong><em>and have no doctor, it </em><strong><em>may</em></strong><em> be more helpful to look at i</em><strong><em>tems 12–14 below</em></strong><em>. This page does not provide support for people feeling suicidal. The US Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is </em><a href="https://988lifeline.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em>, and can be reached by dialing 988.</em></p>
<p><strong><em>Also, </em></strong><em>this page represents my </em><strong><em>personal views. </em></strong><em>I’m </em><a href="https://scholars.uab.edu/display/skertesz" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Dr. Stefan Kertesz</em></a><em>, a primary care doctor, primary care researcher, and advocate on issues related to chronic pain. Nothing on this page represents formal positions or views of the University of Alabama at Birmingham or the US Department of Veterans Affairs, although I am employed by both. Individuals may wish to review my </em><strong><em>scholarly work on </em></strong><em>homelessness, </em></p>
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