Pain Management Clinics aka Pill Mills

[mrplunkey]

actually according to the news, they are cracking down on them... at least in FL. of course there are 900 pain clinics in FL already so it took them long enough to get started huh

They are cracking-down on the ridiculous ones that are way out of bounds. A pain clinic that keeps good records and builds a clinical argument for all the heavy painkillers they prescribe will be 100% untouched.

 

[pbhardbody]

They are cracking-down on the ridiculous ones that are way out of bounds. A pain clinic that keeps good records and builds a clinical argument for all the heavy painkillers they prescribe will be 100% untouched.

yea i agree

 

[HAYEZ]

Isn't it curious how they aren't cracking down on the explosive growth of these clinics?

You are witnessing the emerging social safety net in health care.

Picture this scenario: A 55-year old patient presents with chronic lower back pain and intermittent radiculopathy. He's 100 lbs overwieght and suffering from type II diabetes.

Case 1: Treat the patient with bracing and anti-inflammatories. Also discuss stretching and strengthening exercises for him. Tell him to lose 100 lbs. He won't do the exercises or lose the weight, so of course his condition worsens. He's going to bounce between chiropractors, FP's, neuro and ortho guys. Eventually he'll find a guy dying to cut him and he'll get a one or two-level fusion. The fusion will have less than a 50% success rate, so he'll keep bouncing between doctors forever when all he really needed to do was lose 100 lbs and exercise.

Case 2: He runs to his neighborhood pain clinic and picks-up a $200/month prescription for Oxycontin. He spends the next 20 years stoned and happy sitting on his couch drinking beer and snorting oxy's every evening.

Not only can you implement Case 2 at a dramatically lower cost -- it also produces a more satisfied patient.

Welcome to the new Medicare/Medicaid.

exactly

 

[SouthernLord]

We need less pain clinics and more marijuana dispensaries.

I need to self medicate my glaucoma with some danky nugz.

 

[PICK3]

Feds: 68 fatal ODs linked to Kan. clinic - Crime & courts- msnbc.com

 

[OMEGA]

Anyone that Peddles Oxys , Norcos etc ( the strong stuff ) to anything but the most serious cases deserves to be tortured in hell

 

[OMEGA]

Isn't it curious how they aren't cracking down on the explosive growth of these clinics?

You are witnessing the emerging social safety net in health care.

Picture this scenario: A 55-year old patient presents with chronic lower back pain and intermittent radiculopathy. He's 100 lbs overwieght and suffering from type II diabetes.

Case 1: Treat the patient with bracing and anti-inflammatories. Also discuss stretching and strengthening exercises for him. Tell him to lose 100 lbs. He won't do the exercises or lose the weight, so of course his condition worsens. He's going to bounce between chiropractors, FP's, neuro and ortho guys. Eventually he'll find a guy dying to cut him and he'll get a one or two-level fusion. The fusion will have less than a 50% success rate, so he'll keep bouncing between doctors forever when all he really needed to do was lose 100 lbs and exercise.

Case 2: He runs to his neighborhood pain clinic and picks-up a $200/month prescription for Oxycontin. He spends the next 20 years stoned and happy sitting on his couch drinking beer and snorting oxy's every evening.

Not only can you implement Case 2 at a dramatically lower cost -- it also produces a more satisfied patient.

Welcome to the new Medicare/Medicaid.

Brilliant post , thanks Plunky for the perspective

 

[OMEGA]

oh and about crack downs

its all about the local.

You can literally drive from one town to the other and either incur a Liberal or conservative Pharmacy/Doc relationship

So in one town 10 miles away its almost impossible to get a script OR pharmacy that has not blacklisted docs to where in the other town you can get it like candy

 

[PICK3]

oh and about crack downs

its all about the local.

You can literally drive from one town to the other and either incur a Liberal or conservative Pharmacy/Doc relationship

So in one town 10 miles away its almost impossible to get a script OR pharmacy that has not blacklisted docs to where in the other town you can get it like candy

I've never tried oxy's before but other opiate derivative drugs do absolutely nothing for me.

But I understand oxy's are much stronger.

 

[OMEGA]

OXYs are perhaps THE Devils Drug Mg per Mg it blows ANYTHING out of the water that is similar including Heroin

Its when you snort them and smoke them your toast. Oral consumption kinda makes you feel lame.

Takes 3 days and your Biologically HOOKED no more endogenous Endorphin production and you crash for about the same time

Time on = time Jacked

So you do it for 3 months Expect to feel like your in the Seventh Circle of Hell for 3 months
EVERY MOMENT OF EVERYDAY feels like your somewhere between Hell, a Saw Movie and Citizen Cain

Stay Away and if you have to use it for pain use it ONCE at night near bed...........if recreation-ally never more then Once on Rare occasion or NEVER

had a Run it with Opiates that started all from a Car Crash........