Patients say pain pill crackdown left them with "excruciating withdrawals." How are they months later?

SACRAMENTO - An Orangevale veteran says he's managed to have a life using the same dose of pain meds for decades. But suddenly, he lost access to the full amount. CBS13 followed his journey for months, and here are the results. 

Even something as simple as going for a walk with his wife is painful for Richard Wright.

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Thanks to government interference, Lisa is prescribed just enough pain meds to make her comfortable most days (notice I said 'most' days) but not nearly enough to help her lead a normal life.

A big day for her is when she feels well enough to go to the store with me, maybe once a month? Even then she's flat on her back for the rest of the day and sometimes the day after too.