Opioid epidemic laws killing the elderly

Elderly citizens are being stripped of pain meds due to a law passed by our government. Abuse is the factor...doctors should be albe to discern between someone who is abusing meds and who isn't..the law is flawed causing doctors to take everyone's pain meds away..my father is 78..pain meds help him continue day to day activities..without them he may be bed ridden an given a death sentence..not fair to our elderly!!!!