“Friendly Fire” tells the story of Jason Bing, a soldier who became dependent on pain medications prescribed for a service-related injury and who faced the stigma placed upon pain treatment and addiction within the U.S. military. His story illustrates the way that nearly all people in pain have to deal with prejudice and ignorance surrounding pain and opioids, regardless of what part of society they belong to. Chapter key idea: Cultural attitudes toward pain too often make a pain experience worse than it has to be.
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