News Pain patients left in anguish by doctors ‘terrified’ of opioid addiction, despite CDC change June 24, 2019 Ken Alltucker and Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY Comments Off on Pain patients left in anguish by doctors ‘terrified’ of opioid addiction, despite CDC change Cancer, cystic fibrosis and other chronic pain patients struggle to find doctors who will prescribe them painkillers amid the opioid addiction crisis.