I think consultations should be mandated to include people actually suffering from chronic pain.  I get eight injections into my back every two weeks, attend physio, and still need opiates to simply allow me to function day to day.  Without them, I would not longer be able to perform my job as they help me to get out of bed in the morning. Is that what the state wants, more people on disability?  I don't want that, I want to contribute as I do now. Unless you have actually lived this nightmare, and for years I might add, you simply cannot understand. And no, doctors don't understand either, unless of course, they also are a sufferer of chronic pain.  Until we find a way to totally alleviate chronic pain suffering or have an alternative medication that is equally as effective, opiates will serve an important aspect of treatment for those suffering chronic pain.