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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s also a large school of thought that untreated pain is a factor in opioid abuse. Treat difficult pain swiftly with the appropriate amount of painkiller, people will be less likely to use painkillers as a crutch.[/quote]

Happened in my family.  Doctors dismissed pain in a teenager, even refusing to write a prescription for a TENS machine (a prescription was needed at the time) and denying any physical therapy for over a year.  Teen eventually was diagnosed with an illness known to be painful, especially in its early stages.

Teen pain must be taken seriously, even if the doctors are convinced it's all in the head.  With their under-developed prefontal cortexes, they give up easily and turn to the street, which they know how to access better than most.

Prescribe physical therapy, give them TENS machines, anything to show you are listening and keep them from the street, even if you don't "believe" teens have pain and think "catering" to it just "feeds" the psychological illness.
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