By David Sherer, MD
Significant change may be on the horizon with regard to the treatment of postsurgical pain in the United States. In January 2025, the Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) Act, which is bipartisan legislation brought forward and fostered by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and others in Congress, will (according to Shaheen’s website) encourage “physicians to prescribe alternatives to opioids by requiring CMS [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services] to provide