Kristen Blanton of Danville said the plight of pain patients being abruptly cut off from medication motivated her to join a national movement called Don't Punish Pain, which will be holding rallies today in Urbana and several other cities. URBANA — Life with chronic pain started for Kristen Blanton with a back injury. The pain persisted after surgery, then through years worth of one treatment she tried after another. Then her doctor put her on a low-dose opioid medication that worked for her — and continues to work a decade later. read more
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