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Abuse of Opioids takes away from all the good it can do
Chronic Pain | Last Active: May 8, 2023 | Replies (132)Comment receiving replies
The situation is that it appears MD's are afraid of the government, when it comes to prescribing opioids, even though the rules allow the use of opiods based on an MDs prescription and oversight. Try finding a physician that works for a hospital. There appears to be less restraints for doctors employed by a hospital and recently the FDA loosened it guidance (not rules) for the doctor to prescribe opiods.
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I have received Rx for pain meds from GPs & DOs for the past 22 years with no problems other than having to test neg for THC by some of them. Hopefully a President that needs votes will get THC legalized by the Fed Gov in the near future. I did not like PM doctors (too many restrictions & hoops to jump through) nor some of the patients in the waiting rooms.
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You are correct about the issue’s that doctors have in prescribing opioids. But the reality is Fentanyl and heroine are 80% of opioid deaths. OxyContin if taken as prescribed does nothing in terms of death or abuse. Yes if you abuse anything it could have dire consequences. Take a 1/2 bottle of over the counter Tylenol and you could die. The issue I believe that outweighs what opiates negative publicity is a person’s right to have some quality of life, pain does not allow that. If you have MRIs that shows you have issues that cause severe pain then there should be no issues getting what is needed.