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But in March 2011, Maston and her family moved to Florida to be closer to her husband's family, and her condition worsened.

Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012

Mary Maston just wishes the war would be fought elsewhere.

Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012

Since the new Florida legislation took effect, the pain patient Mary Maston says, My doctors here very rarely prescribe any type of pain medicine for me, and on the few occasions they do it is for 15 pills.

Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012

In 2008, Maston, 37, was diagnosed with Medullary Sponge Kidney, a congenital disorder that causes her to form large, painful kidney stones.

Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012

Mary Maston just wishes the war would be fought elsewhere.

Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012

Maston's many ailments are exacerbated by a purely man-made condition.

Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012

Maston's many ailments are exacerbated by a purely man-made condition.

Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012

"I always wait until the last possible second, until the pain is so unbearable I am in tears and can't walk," Maston says.

Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012

In 2008, Maston, 37, was diagnosed with Medullary Sponge Kidney, a congenital disorder that causes her to form large, painful kidney stones.

Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012

"I'm afraid they have labeled me as a 'drug seeker,'" Maston says.

Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012