NY TIMES READERS COMMENTS (April 3) ON "TRAFFICKER OR HEALER":

The article (March 27) concerning opiates prescribed for analgesia is worth reading. One conveys the perspective of a physician who acknowledges having been focused more on identifying the "drug seeking" patient than on responding optimally to those whose pain demands treatment. The other letter is from a chronic pain patient who laments "... the constant unwarranted suspicion" and the questioning of her motives and personality, and the stripping away of her dignity and integrity.