It may be a good thing, but opioids make me ill. As I have said, ambient soothes me at night and helps me shift into sleep, however it is a highly regulated drug in the U.S. The stigma here is very great, and as someone who works in addiction psychology, the culture is ironic. Kids are dying in an epidemic of opioid overdoses and heroin. Adults like me who are suffering with neuropathic paint and not prone to drug abuse have often don't get treatment unless they have a longterm and trusting relationship with an M.D.

I have had 3 or 4 years of chiropractic, PT, acupuncture, CBT, and cortisone shots. This is not what I want my life to be like, but, it is what it is for now.