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change as one person, but we can as a group
Have
you or do you suffer from back pain and have been told “Pain
Medication doesn't work for back pain”?
First,
this is a very gas lighy statement, second, it's false. I personally
had back surgery, and what was I given for pain control? An opioid
medication that allowed me to heal properly. So, if they didn't work
for back pain, why was I given it after back surgery and it worked?
I
understand trying other things first, I understand running blood
tests, MRI's and X-Ray's first. I don't understand the lying, the
continuous injections that don't work or the prescribing on
everything BUT an opioid medication after everything else has failed.
For me, that everything was over 6 years.
FACT:
A June 2023 Australian study known as the OPAL Trial claimed opioids
don’t work for acute low back or neck pain and should never be
prescribed, even as a last resort. The full
pdf of
the study is here.
The problem? The study was small, short-term, and poorly designed, and its conclusions were immediately misrepresented by the media and policymakers to justify broader restrictions on pain care.
Our review found serious red flags:
The trial used a medication not typically prescribed for acute pain in Australia.
Several authors had ties to anti-opioid groups and organizations funded by Indivior, maker of Suboxone.
The Lancet, which published the study, requested commentary from PROP’s Jane Ballantyne and Mark Sullivan, figures long associated with the anti-opioid narrative.
The lead author of the OPAL trial also co-authored Australia’s opioid deprescribing guidelines, further blurring science and advocacy.
This study is already being used as a weapon against pain patients, despite its limitations and conflicts of interest. Understanding how and why this happened is critical for anyone defending access to ethical pain care.
For a detailed breakdown, including the study design, author disclosures, and Dr. Chad Kollas’ full analysis, visit our Patreon page.
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