About Less Prescribed

Less Prescribed is an awareness platform dedicated to exploring the human impact of America’s changing approach to pain management.

As new medical guidelines and legal pressures push doctors to prescribe fewer opioids, many patients living with chronic pain are left without the relief they once depended on.

This website sheds light on their experiences, the ethical dilemmas faced by healthcare providers, and the policies driving these decisions.

Our goal is to foster understanding, balance safety with compassion, and give a voice to those affected by

the unintended consequences of reduced opioid prescribing.

Balancing

Striking the delicate middle ground between patient relief and medical responsibility.
True care requires both caution and courage — protecting lives while preserving dignity.
It’s where the art of healing meets the duty of doing no harm.

Compassion

Understanding that every number, every policy, and every prescription represents a human life in pain.
Compassion is what transforms treatment into care and data into understanding.
It reminds us that behind every decision lies a person who deserves relief.

Compliance

Ensuring safety, ethics, and accountability in care without losing sight of empathy.
Compliance builds trust — but must never come at the cost of humanity.
True responsibility means caring safely, and safely caring.

Organizations We Stand With

Anonymous — Ohio, Chronic Pain Patient

For ten years, my pain was managed. I wasn’t pain-free, but I could work, cook for my family, and sleep through the night. My doctor and I had a system that worked — one that kept me stable, safe, and functioning. Then one day, he sat across from me and said he could no longer prescribe my medication. Not because I had done anything wrong, but because new rules made him afraid of losing his license. Within weeks, my life started falling apart. The pain that I’d kept under control for years came back stronger than ever....

Anonymous — Arizona

I lived with severe nerve pain for nearly 15 years. It wasn’t easy, but my treatment plan gave me stability — I could walk short distances, take care of my home, and even watch my grandkids. My doctor always said we’d found the right balance. Then last year, everything changed. He told me new regulations and insurance restrictions meant he couldn’t continue my prescription. His hands were tied. I remember sitting in the car afterward, crying for the first time in years, not just from pain but from fear — fear that I was going back to square one. Within months, my world got smaller. I stopped going out, ...