What could I do about my uncle who lives with us that is burning himself with a cigarette to help other pain?

He has trouble going to the bathroom. He has had this problem for six years now. He has seen many doctors and specialist that believe it is nerve damage. He’s an alcoholic, he’s been in recovery only slipping twice in the last eight years. They put him on all kinds of medicine. His primary doctor doesn’t want to prescribe pain meds anymore and wants his pain management doctor to handle all that…only they don’t write narcotics. He has a severe case of OCD, from the time he wakes up in the morning usually between 4 and 5 until the time he goes to bed at 10 he sits in the kitchen and reads. That is all he does. Last night he said he called his doctor and told her that the pain clinic won’t prescribe anything…she said she was going to get in touch with them…anyway, he then told me look i’m burning myself so i don’t feel that pain. When I said he has trouble going to the bathroom, i mean moving his bowels….although i know he has been going.

Everyone has a right to have their pain taken seriously and treated.
Have a meeting between all the docs and do something quick. Find other doctors if you have to. And if the pain really is that horrible go to the ER and tell them whats going on.