A cop who arrested addicts is now experiencing life as a pain patient and has a much different perspective.  You can read Nick Selby’s first-person account of “what happens when pain meets bad health policy and bad drug laws” in the Washington Post.

He tells his story well, and it’s one that’s familiar to me. I had several police officers in my practice who also received opioids. Some carried guns. None were impaired, as far as I could tell.

Officer Selby’s Journey to Changing His Perspective About Pain

Selby relays his journey from arresting drug abusers to understanding how necessary an opioid can be for someone in severe pain.