Pain killer deaths triple in a decade

[lartinos]

Deaths from painkiller overdose triple in decade - USATODAY.com

Who's fault is this?

 

[jester72]

Deaths from painkiller overdose triple in decade - USATODAY.com

Who's fault is this?

The people abusing them are obviously at fault for dosing as they see fit, and not following doctor's dosing schedules. On the flip side, doctors overprescribe painkillers so often, it's become a joke! Walk into an Urgent Care facility in Las Vegas or Central New York, and as soon as a doctor enters, it's basically "What do you need?"! No exam, no nothing! Write the script, and cash a check mentality.

I'm not saying it's like that everywhere, but that seems to be the mentality most places are adopting. Oddly, I'll never know why people abuse painkillers. I am a non-responder to opiates, so they do absolutely nothing for me. Normally I am forced to use high doses of anti-inflammatory drugs for pain.

 

[lartinos]

The people abusing them are obviously at fault for dosing as they see fit, and not following doctor's dosing schedules. On the flip side, doctors overprescribe painkillers so often, it's become a joke! Walk into an Urgent Care facility in Las Vegas or Central New York, and as soon as a doctor enters, it's basically "What do you need?"! No exam, no nothing! Write the script, and cash a check mentality.

I'm not saying it's like that everywhere, but that seems to be the mentality most places are adopting. Oddly, I'll never know why people abuse painkillers. I am a non-responder to opiates, so they do absolutely nothing for me. Normally I am forced to use high doses of anti-inflammatory drugs for pain.

Okay, why are people like that now and weren't as much 10 years ago?

 

[EnderJE]

Sometimes that's the only way out. Not good or bad...but peaceful.

 

[lartinos]

why are they more available to people?

 

[PICK3]

40 deaths a day isn't that big of a penalty to thin teh herd

just sayin'

 

[TableFun]

40 deaths a day isn't that big of a penalty to thin teh herd

just sayin'

:cough: seafoodsandwich :cough:

 

[PICK3]

:cough: seafoodsandwich :cough:

Wrong

just wrong on soooooo many levels

 

[TableFun]

Still too soon?

 

[PICK3]

Still too soon?

yes

 

[jiggagold]

painkillers rawk

 

[jester72]

Okay, why are people like that now and weren't as much 10 years ago?

No idea bro. It was the worst I ever saw in Las Vegas. A friends wife had scripts for 120 Hydrocodone, 60 Oxycontin, and 120 Perkocet a month!!! Yes, she was an addict, but what doctor in their right mind writes a single person that??? And yes, they were all from the same doctor!!

I also think a lot of scripts are written to pacify people, and just "move traffic" in busy offices and Urgent Care facilities. It makes me wonder too, if big pharma isn't "kicking back" to doctors as well.

 

[PICK3]

but what doctor in their right mind writes a single person that??? And yes, they were all from the same doctor!!

 

[jester72]

Ok Pick, you got me! What doctor in their right mind writes that for a NON-celebrity!!!???

Note: I personally think what Murray did was an even grosser injustice, and more negligent in professional care.

 

[PICK3]

Ok Pick, you got me! What doctor in their right mind writes that for a NON-celebrity!!!???

the point was greedy docs

hence the urgent care dispensaries

around here that's cooled off, most UC's won't write much stronger than Tramadol

 

[mrplunkey]

Painkillers ARE the new medicare.

When 20% of Chris83298u589023's quality score is based on patient satisfaction, he'll be forced to put a hydrocodone dispenser on the wall of his waiting room.

 

[jiggagold]

hydros suck

 

[mrplunkey]

hydros suck

I'm sure he'll have a wide selection of opiates and xannies.

 

[PICK3]

Painkillers ARE the new medicare.

When 20% of Chris83298u589023's quality score is based on patient satisfaction, he'll be forced to put a hydrocodone dispenser on the wall of his waiting room.

He should also be mindful that routes of administration is just as important as teh analgesic prescribed in sum patient's satisfaction scoring.



just sayin'

 

[AAP]

There are more pain pill clinics in Broward county alone than there are in any other entire state of the US.

Picture that. A state as big as TX, CA or NY having less pain clinic in the entire STATE than just this one country here.

 

[PICK3]

There are more pain pill clinics in Broward county alone than there are in any other entire state of the US.

Picture that. A state as big as TX, CA or NY having less pain clinic in the entire STATE than just this one country here.

There are more of these pain clinics here in Broward County than there are McDonald's restaurants

Read more: Florida Pain Clinics: 'Pill Mills' for OxyContin Abuse - TIME

 

[WoodyO]

We don't need pain clinics in CA. We have medicinal marijuana. Free gram with your first visit.

 

[lartinos]

We don't need pain clinics in CA. We have medicinal marijuana. Free gram with your first visit.

The feds are aware and want you hooked on their dangerous stuff.

 

[WoodyO]

Yeah, they don't like it when you ask the clerk to sprinkle a little brown into your order of medicinal marijuana.