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[Hank]

Please show me where he makes that distinction.

God, you're dumb.

 

[mAlice]

Please show me where he makes that distinction.

Well, who's post are you talking about? Hanks, or pelers?

 

[AnthonyJames]

God, you're dumb.

Call me more names Hank, it shows your superior intellect.

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[AnthonyJames]

Well, who's post are you talking about? Hanks, or pelers?

Hank's.

If a patient presents with an illness/injury, and the doctor prescribes pain medication in good faith, it should be the patient that misrepresented their condition that is held responsible for the medication being misused, not the doctor.

I hope that clarifies my position.

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[mAlice]

Hank's.

If a patient presents with an illness/injury, and the doctor prescribes pain medication in good faith, it should be the patient that misrepresented their condition that is held responsible for the medication being misused, not the doctor.

I hope that clarifies my position.

I believe Hank was talking about docs who give pain pills to someone who does not need them, only to have that person walk out the door and sell them to the first pill head that comes along. I did get that from his post, and I didn't find that I needed any distinction made.

 

[AnthonyJames]

I believe Hank was talking about docs who give pain pills to someone who does not need them, only to have that person walk out the door and sell them to the first pill head that comes along. I did get that from his post, and I didn't find that I needed any distinction made.

So do you disagree with my position? A simple yes or no will suffice.

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[mAlice]

So do you disagree with my position? A simple yes or no will suffice.

I'm not sure what your position is, other than to be disagreeable :shrug:

 

[Hank]

I believe Hank was talking about docs who give pain pills to someone who does not need them, only to have that person walk out the door and sell them to the first pill head that comes along. I did get that from his post, and I didn't find that I needed any distinction made.

Exactly

 

[AnthonyJames]

I'm not sure what your position is, other than to be disagreeable :shrug:

I'm just trying to confuse you. It's a lot easier than I thought.

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[AnthonyJames]

Exactly

Did you get your vocabulary from a box of Alphabits?

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[AnthonyJames]

God, you're dumb.

If you really apply yourself, you may rise to the level of moron one day. Hold your breath in the mean time.

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[Merlin99]

Start going after the doctors prescribing the pills. I just read a story about a girl getting 125 oxys prescribed to her and tried selling them right away. Thankfully, she was busted. What doctor prescribes that many at once? Craziness!

I was sent 300 by my insurance company. never ordered them and no sig required, they were sitting in a padded plastic bag on the porch when I got home.

 

[BernieP]

Did you get your vocabulary from a box of Alphabits?

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take it easy on those pills

 

[acommondisaster]

Please reread my post, I think you missed my point.

I didn't miss your point, I ignored it. I was commenting on Hank's post.

Hank's post was about someone getting 125 pills and immediately setting out to sell them. Legitimate pain would be someone who kept the pills and used them for pain abatement, not profit.

 

[sockgirl77]

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take it easy on those pills

He was correct.

 

[camily]

A junkie is a junkie. No tolerance. Been there, done that.

 

[Roman]

This is what I've seen in different practices throughout my career. Going to a Physician's Office is like being Cattle being herded. Treat em, and Street em. Sometimes, it's just easier to write an RX to get them to STFU, and get out. Most Doctors are caring, but they have a quota to meet in order to make ends meet. It used to be profitable to be a Doctor, but now it's not. Some of the Docs get consumed by greed, and that may be the reason why they give in to the Druggies. It's easy money, and these Druggies don't want to be in the Office any longer than they have too. Hence..the revolving door. I've never worked for a Doctor that freely gives pills out, but know of a few in the D.C. area. Eventually..they'll get caught. They've really ruined it for the Patients that truely NEED medications for end of life, or chronic pain.

 

[Gilligan]

Start going after the doctors prescribing the pills. I just read a story about a girl getting 125 oxys prescribed to her and tried selling them right away. Thankfully, she was busted. What doctor prescribes that many at once? Craziness!

Lots of them. After my back surgery, I had prescriptions for hydrocodone that were that kind of quantity. My gf had the same or similar for Percocet after her three leg surgeries... and so on.

That said..if a doc sends someone home with a large prescription quantity like that and they immediately sell them off...its certainly fair to question why they were given any at all in the first place since they obviously didn't really need them.

 

[AnthonyJames]

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take it easy on those pills

Take your own advice Bernie.

 

[AnthonyJames]

This is what I've seen in different practices throughout my career. Going to a Physician's Office is like being Cattle being herded. Treat em, and Street em. Sometimes, it's just easier to write an RX to get them to STFU, and get out. Most Doctors are caring, but they have a quota to meet in order to make ends meet. It used to be profitable to be a Doctor, but now it's not. Some of the Docs get consumed by greed, and that may be the reason why they give in to the Druggies. It's easy money, and these Druggies don't want to be in the Office any longer than they have too. Hence..the revolving door. I've never worked for a Doctor that freely gives pills out, but know of a few in the D.C. area. Eventually..they'll get caught. They've really ruined it for the Patients that truely NEED medications for end of life, or chronic pain.

Amen