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Before the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act passed in 1914, the federal government virtually left Americans alone to medicate with alcohol, opium, and cocaine as they saw fit. Many years ago when South Korea had Peace Corps Volunteers wandering around (me among them), one could buy all legal drugs from the local pharmacy - no prescription necessary.. If you had a terrible cough, you could remedy it with codeine cough medicine. A small bottle ran roughly $.80. Speed was obtainable for roughly 6 cents a hit. I never needed them, although they were present if I wanted them. All Korean drugstores were off-limits to U.S. Military Personnel. I guess soldiers are expected to suck it up and endure the pain. Politicians have long sense given up on following the Constitution. At least they knew before 1914 that the Constitution did not permit the federal government to ban plants and natural pharmaceuticals. The first big law - the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act - is a TAX statute. The Act provides: "Chap 1. - An Act To provide for the registration of, with collectors of internal revenue, and to impose a special tax on all persons who produce, import, manufacture, compound, deal in, dispense, sell, distribute, or give away opium or coca leaves, their salts, derivatives, or preparations, and for other purposes." Still technically legal for individual use at that moment in time, some physicians who prescribed opiates to addicts ended up arrested and imprisoned because addiction was not legally a "disease" a health care provider could treat in "the course of his professional practice." For fear of losing their licenses to prescribe drugs - the foundation of most modern medical practices - many doctors will not prescribe the best pain killers, even when they know it's the best option for the patient. Terminal cancer patients are routinely treated with liquid opiates in England and can live their last days free of excruciating pain. Not so for their U.S. cousins, unless they want liquified black tar heroin on the back streets of Houston. As a result of a nanny state and a failed war on drugs, the best pain medications are routinely denied or completely prohibited to patients in the U.S. In my mind, pain management is more medical art than medical science. The last thing we need is government bureaucrats deciding what treatment you can or cannot receive. Pain treatment centers come in several forms: - individual pain centers staffed by MDs - departments in hospitals and large medical facilities - chiropractors - acupuncturists - physical therapists - psychiatrists/psychologists Alternatives: - clinics that readily prescribe pain killers - "pill mills" - yoga - hypnosis - medical marijuana Chronic pain focused in one part of the body may well be cared for more successfully through one kind of chronic pain clinic than another. Chiropractors, for instance, are a normal destination for people with chronic back pain. But back pain is complicated, and may possibly involve your family doctor, physical therapy, or even acupuncture. Major categories of pain include: - cancer - arthritis - sciatica - back - neck - leg - foot - headache Insurance companies complicate pain management and treatment. Failure of insurance companies to approve treatment for chronic pain drives many sufferers to specialized pain clinics where they must pay out-of-pocket. Expect to pay your own way. Most pain management centers do not take insurance reimbursement. The purpose of this web site is to explore various forms of pain treatment and to help visitors find the precise pain clinic in their local area. Tags: chronic pain relief,pain relief centers,pain relief clinics For more on pain management or pain treatment centers in your local area, visit: http://nomorepainclinics.com Charles Lamm is a retired attorney now working to assist those with chronic pain in finding the right medical treatment plans in their local areas. - http://nomorepainclinics.com
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