question: Well, my husband and I have been living with his adhesive arachnoiditis for well over 30 years now and with the opiod epidemic thathas the medical professionals all in an uproar, I am wondering if there are any doctors out there anymore with the courage and knowledge to treat his pain. over the course of the last 5 years his medications have been cut to the point that he literally lives in bed because the pain is so terrific. when he was on decent medication levels, he was able to function and we had somewhat of a life. now.... not so much. We/he has been through all the modalities. This particular condition can only be managed with opiod meds at doses that are above what docs seem willing to perscribe in todays fearful environment. Dont misunderstand , i and he know that class 2 narcotics are abused regularly but surely there is a way to weed through and treat legitimate cases. A lot of folks are truly suffering out here.