Thanks to the so-called War on Drugs, it will be even more difficult to get pain relief. Some people misuse prescriptions drugs, so now both parties will make it harder for non-connected people to get relief.
It’s already damn near impossible to get anything stronger than ‘Tylenol’, even while literally suffering in a hospital bed(been there/done that). The government has the providers running scared, leaving lots of people looking to the illegal alternatives.
As with most issues, gov asserts itself to solve some “problem”, only to make it worse.
And, it’s getting worse with Daddy Government now making it impossible for people with allergies to get OTC decongestants without a prescription.