![Maria Higginbotham, 57, holding screws and bolts removed from her back in a recent surgery.](/sites/default/files/multimedia_images_2018/201812hhr_opioids_photo1.jpg)
Maria Higginbotham, 57, holding screws and bolts removed from her back in a recent surgery. Higginbotham, a chronic pain patient diagnosed with degenerative disc disorder and a number of other painful disorders, has had twelve operations to prevent the collapse of her spine.
© 2018 Will Miller for Human Rights Watch