HEALTH »» REGULATION »» PAIN RELIEF »» Feb 01, 2021

Palliative care is an area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients. Chronic or uncontrolled pain is considered the driving force behind the euthanasia movement. Constant pain affects at least 100 million Americans every day. Terminally ill patients often experience severe pain for many weeks or months before dying. Historically, pain management has been a lesser priority to doctors than treating a patient's illness. Concerns with addiction, side-affects, and drug laws interfere with the attempts of doctors to dispense pain medication - or with a patient