“Pain is personal. Healing is too.”
Planning ahead can help you find better ways to heal—without the risks of prescription opioids.
Here's how to start:
Safe healing during COVID-19
A lot is different right now. But when it comes to managing pain and healing safely, you still have a lot of options. Learn about the risks of prescription opioids and how to get the care you need during these times.
Real people and their stories.
"I think it's important to have a choice. Prescription drugs should never be your only choice."
Alyssa wants to see more choices from providers for pain management.
"When we hold trauma in the body, it creates illness and it creates pain—mentally, physically and spiritually."
“For short-term, severe pain, they would prescribe Oxycontin. I always resisted taking that because I didn't like how it made me feel.”
“The opioid epidemic is still affecting the town that I'm from. We need to be talking about pain management.”
