U.S. Surgeon General on Twitter: "I know someone...and that is my brother. I don’t share his story to evoke sympathy but to remind ppl that if addiction can happen to my family, it can happen to anyone. #PHLopioids #SYKopioids… https://t.co/pAAnBRLhhL"

U.S. Surgeon General VADM Jerome M. Adams. (Note: Tweets prior to 9/12/17 were from previous Surgeons General.)

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1. MG‏ @ShareOurPainAR 16 Oct 2018
  Replying to @Surgeon_General
  
  There’s another side to the addiction crisis never on your radar, ppl suffering painful conditions, casualties of your Rx opioid prohibition policies. Addicts lives matter. So do 27 million intractable pain patients being stripped of meds & qol. End your bias. You represent both!
  
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1. Paige Lovelace #FlyHighRosie‏ @ohiogirl429861 20 Oct 2018
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  Please help us chronic pain patients get the pain relief we deserve because pain has changed my life forever. And I don’t abuse drugs never have and never will and I and I need help getting what I need because I’m not getting it now and it’s so unfair!
  
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1. Cheryl Ryan‏ @AlianaHermes66 17 Oct 2018
  Replying to @Surgeon_General
  
  My brother suffered like this for three weeks with only 5 days of pain meds. Now CDC says only 3 days usually needed. Copperhead bite in July. Stop torturing pain patients!pic.twitter.com/j7uA6n0xCl
  
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1. Pain Warrior‏ @marias_pain 27 Oct 2018
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  It’s unfortunate however that the most vulnerable citizens in our country with painful incurable diseases and medical conditions are being forced off pain meds due to the actions of addicts, personal responsibility and choices, most CPPS don’t abuse their medication #chronicpain
  
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1. Donna Klauser‏ @drklauser 16 Oct 2018
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1. steve&connie Woods‏ @steveconnieWood 27 Oct 2018
  Replying to @Surgeon_General
  
  Yes it happen to mine too. I'm also a #chronicpain patient. There is a way to help both. Your just doing it wrong. That's sad that both can't get help. #SuicideDueToPain
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1. Cathy Kean‏ @cathy_kean 3 Dec 2018
  Replying to @Surgeon_General
  
  Amen! Addiction/treatment needs to be overhauled, revamped and set up to actually (strange concept but, really bring healing to the WHOLE PATIENT) not about $$$$$ INTRACTABLE PAIN rectify/institute legislation to protect! education (mandatory ethics toward #CPP
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