@cbssundaymorning: In his new book, Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores America’s chronic pain crisis, noting that 50 million people—about 20% of the population—suffer from it. He links the rise to aging, sedentary lifestyles, loneliness and inflammation, but stresses that pain doesn’t have to be as severe or long-lasting as many experience.

rosiecat :

Then treat chronic pain patients like real humans & stop making them suffer! OPIODS are needed when appropriate. Stop Tylenol only hospitalization! It’s INHUMANE! Opiods are not bad. It’s the frickin drugs addicts that are making it bad for people who don’t abuse.

🫥 :

The REAL problem the war on chronic pain patients

Dianna Lazan :

There’s a war on us patients

user9876185723736 :

A person who is in pain will not misuse their medication because they know they will run out and be in pain. It’s insane that I have to endure chronic pain because the lawless break the law and the govt threatens drs if they prescribe pain medication to patients in pain. We are beyond inflamed with chronic issues and it does not stem from what he just said by blaming the patient. We are in pain and need medication to have some sort of quality of life, end of story.

campbellruhl :

Most doctors won’t treat chronic pain with what works, they’ve lost their moral compass

Laura Bohannon Myers :

we cannot get any pain meds. no one will help. you say we r drug seeking. you won't help. its devastating.

Kay Eller :

everyone who knows better should check out Claudia A. Merandi at the doctor patient forum!

brinabear♡ :

CBS why dont you interview and actual chronic pain patient interview @Claudia A. Merandi she is over the Doctor Patient Forum and actually knows what she is talking about.

jt26512 :

I feel horrible for chronic pain patients 😭 These drs believe people can literally think away their pain.

Toni :

A. :

Dr. Gupta - people wouldn’t be in chronic pain if they could access proper medical care. It’s not extra sunshine. 💀

NanaB4real :

Chronic pain patients are not getting relief.

Julia :

Sanjay Gupta you have know idea unless you’re living it ! How much money are you getting paid for this ?? You’re young and rich and healthy

Laura❌ :

The war on the chronically ill.

rickyd :

So the Dr. from CNN is saying pain is in your head and that pain meds aren’t the solution??? Right, ok I’ll listen 🙄🙄

simpleman :

Sanjay believes you can think your pain away. in fact he believes so much that gabapentin is the gold standard of pain meds🤣

Blueberry :

I lost 200 lbs, I weigh 115 have cages in my lower back and neck still hurt like hell!

ScooterMama36f :

Our food supply is garbage. Our healthcare system is broken, for profits over people's lives & doesn't cure anything. People are working themselves to the bone for poverty wages & can't afford healthcare. OF COURSE MILLIONS OF US ARE IN PAIN!

jkarges143 :

have chronic pain and major arthritis...have a couple bulging disc's an athlete my whole life- any opinions on getting an epidural steroid injection? so tired of being in pain everyday!!!!

late.to.the.spectrum :

The amount of money this man is making gaslighting everyone about the real experience of a chronic pain patient. We deserve to have a real quality of life. If he suffered the way we did he would BEG for legit pain medication. Ignorant… continuing to make us the villains in his story. If a person is sedentary because they’re in excruciating pain does that then make it their fault they have the precipitating condition?? 🙄

crazy4pugs :

Ibuprofen is killing my stomach

Temprage012🔻🏴 :

So is he pro pain medication or not?

Tracy ✨✨❌ :

Then STOP THE DEA from closing down the pain clinic that we do desperately need.And stop them from scaring the Doctors who do wanna help us!!!!!