Effort To Control Opioids In An ER Leaves Some Sickle Cell Patients In Pain

from local story: "Sickle cell pain has a mind of its own," said Anesha Barnes, who

People with sickle cell disease aren’t fueling the opioid crisis, research shows. Yet some ER doctors still treat patients seeking relief for agonizing sickle cell crises as potential addicts.

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