I agree. They're not exactly coming after our medication because a chronic disease comes with chronic med use. Above poster said it perfect that people in our position should have well documented Dx and Px. They just want to restrict a medication that is being way to widely perscribed. Just another way to keep deaths, diversion and politics in the hands of the DEA. Yeah it puts legit patients between a rock and a hard place, but it is getting to where the only place to obtain long term opiates is from pain specialists. There isn't really going to be an "in-between" anymore. Either long term use or nothing at all.
I personally think, for now, it all depends on your relationship with your doctor. That C2 thing isn't set in stone yet. But when it is, it is your doctors choice weather or not they want to get ***** from the DEA for writing too much hydrocodone prescriptions. They will still write for those who truly need them. But for the average Jo who has a slight injury, opiates will not be so wildly available and I agree with that much.