You know the old accusation that medical providers think they're God?

[Aristus]

2. You'll see that accusation a lot with primary care providers if you're ever unlucky enough

to read or join a thread discussing the opioid epidemic and how we medical providers are trying to minimize the damage and the harm, while still providing our patients with appropriate medical care.

To listen to the narco-addicts, you'd think we were forked-tailed monsters laughingly enjoying the agony we cause by not dispensing unlimited narcotics to every patient with a pain complaint. And then retreating by limousine to our yachts where we laugh some more over cigars and sherry.

I get called names you wouldn't foist on Trump, for God's sake...