Aries, your and your mom's situations sound just terrible. Have you yet had an interview with her GP? Has your mom signed a HIPAA waiver in your favor (so her doc can talk to you)? Are you convinced that this GP really has a handle on your mom's drug problems? Simply from the number of drugs he's prescribed for her it sounds as if he/she's in a way sympathetic with her pain. Would you want to try a different GP who could attempt to wean her off some of these pills? You wouldn't, of course, want to switch to a doctor who really didn't sympathize with her difficulties. Just someone who might be able to minimize the drug intake. At that same time, if you made clear to her present GP that you were seriously concerned about her drug intake, he/she might well respond appropriately. A long talk with her present GP is really square one, I would think. You may have done that already. Yes/no?