<p><strong>To the editor:</strong></p>
<p>Excellent article ("Pain medicine doesn’t have to be addicting," May 24).</p>
<p>This was so needed for everyone to understand the other side of this ongoing discussion.</p>
<p>Nicole Hussey did a great job and every word in it is truth. I can testify to this because I have been in chronic pain for almost four years after a very bad accident. Every day for me is finding ways to deal with and alleviate the pain that does not involve narcotics, and I am getting there, but it is a long road.</p>
<p>One thing I want to add is that it is not common for people in pain to transition to heroin if they are unable to get their pain medications. That is a huge fallacy pushed by the media.</p>
<p><p style="text-align: right"><strong>Dr. Emily Williamson, DVM</strong></p>
<p><p style="text-align: right">Bargersville</p>
