A new opioid law takes effect New Year's Day, and some doctors are worried. Under the law, new prescriptions are capped at two weeks. Doctors have new rules to follow, like performing a risk assessment and getting the patient's informed consent. The rules stack after one month and three months of prescribing. And doctors are told to stop prescriptions after one year. Chronic pain patients worry they could lose access to medications that help them function. "Those are the kinds of questions I just don't have the answer to. I'm kind of in limbo."
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