I disagree with some of your thoughts. I believe 'they' will still write for SOME patients who truly need them.

Your statement implies that everyone who truly needs long term pain meds is already getting them. I don't think that's true. I feel very lucky, not entitled, to be one of the "haves" not the "have nots" regarding adequate pain medication. It was many years into my RSD battle before I could say that. I'm not happy about those years of agony.....and I wouldn't wish them on our fellow chronic pain sufferers who haven't found a decent medical team yet.