I am someone with severe med allergies and because I am diabetic and have kidney disease, I cannot take Nsaids. You are talking Motrin, Aleve, Naprosin, Ibuprophen and Asprin I cannot have. I am allergic to Tylenol so I can't have that. That leaves me taking Oxycodone when I need something for pain. I never get more than a ten day supply. I rarely have to take it more than three or four. Because I have to be in severe pain before I take them. I am now in Kentucky and am not having an issue. The last time it was prescribe was in August. They are still on back order.
Was written by my husband. I watched your program on opioids. I have been a Paramedic since 1986. In the 1990s or so, don't quote me on an exact year a paper was published on how pain was grossly under treated in this country. After that paper came out the health care system's response was to aggressively treat all pain using primarily opioids. This led to more and more people being exposed to these drugs resulting in dependency and addiction. Because of the demand for these drugs, it led to a few (not all) health care providers to open pill dispensaries. This went on for many years until the realization that it had created a large number of addicts to opioids. Once again, the healthcare system's system response was to stop prescribing these addictive drugs. The only problem was the ones addicted still craved these substances, so they turned to illegal ways to obtain what they needed resulting in overdoses increasing dramatically in the 20 teens. As the demand for illegal drugs increased the suppliers looked for cheaper ways to meet the demand leading to fentanyl, carfentanyl and others that flood our streets today. It has been a long and kind of twisted road getting to where we are now. The one thing I cannot understand is the psychological state and problems in society that keeps pushing more and more people towards these substances. There are instances where the use of opioids is indicated, warranted and necessary for the treatment of many different health problems and these individuals should not be denied the benefits today because of what began many years ago.
Dave I did pay for the year early on when you started this and paid $50.00 for the year.Is there any way you could check if you have a record of it. I think it was under my name Karen Brown but might have been under my husbands name Phillip Brown. My email is Grammyb46@aol.com. Thanks and I do love your reporting on things.
I am one of the long term pain patients who had all meds taken away a few years ago. It's inhumane. I no longer have a quality of life. I'm 59 now, at 14 I took a terrible fall that has effected the rest of my life. Many have committed suicide rather than live in this constant pain. We are not drug seeking addicts. We just want to live
Did you read whole post? "There are instances where the use of opioids is indicated, warranted and necessary for the treatment of many different health problems and these individuals should not be denied the benefits today because of what began many years ago.'
HUM, I don't believe you did. THAT'S WHEN ..... "The use of opioids is indicated, warranted and necessary for the treatment of many different health problems and these individuals SHOULD NOT BE DENIED the benefits". Not once did my husband ever say under NO circumstances people shouldn't receive them. So, you are only reading what you want to in his comment.
I'm not going to sit and argue with you either about it. It would have been different if he said: "NOBODY should NEVER get them, under no circumstances." Obviously, you've never been in EMS either for 40 years, and SEEN and EXPERIENCED what he has either. I wish you well.
I see a comment from a paramedic below. I couldn't disagree with you more. The CDC fudged the stats. The problem isn't legal pain meds. It's illegal drugs. The CDC even went on to correct their false numbers they put out in the middle of the night when no one was watching
Did you read whole post? "There are instances where the use of opioids is indicated, warranted and necessary for the treatment of many different health problems and these individuals should not be denied the benefits today because of what began many years ago.'
Where did it say that it wasn't warranted and indicated at time?
Thank you so much for bringing attention to this very serious issue.
Love & appreciate the work you do Dave!
I am someone with severe med allergies and because I am diabetic and have kidney disease, I cannot take Nsaids. You are talking Motrin, Aleve, Naprosin, Ibuprophen and Asprin I cannot have. I am allergic to Tylenol so I can't have that. That leaves me taking Oxycodone when I need something for pain. I never get more than a ten day supply. I rarely have to take it more than three or four. Because I have to be in severe pain before I take them. I am now in Kentucky and am not having an issue. The last time it was prescribe was in August. They are still on back order.
Another case of not doing the work before posting.
Was written by my husband. I watched your program on opioids. I have been a Paramedic since 1986. In the 1990s or so, don't quote me on an exact year a paper was published on how pain was grossly under treated in this country. After that paper came out the health care system's response was to aggressively treat all pain using primarily opioids. This led to more and more people being exposed to these drugs resulting in dependency and addiction. Because of the demand for these drugs, it led to a few (not all) health care providers to open pill dispensaries. This went on for many years until the realization that it had created a large number of addicts to opioids. Once again, the healthcare system's system response was to stop prescribing these addictive drugs. The only problem was the ones addicted still craved these substances, so they turned to illegal ways to obtain what they needed resulting in overdoses increasing dramatically in the 20 teens. As the demand for illegal drugs increased the suppliers looked for cheaper ways to meet the demand leading to fentanyl, carfentanyl and others that flood our streets today. It has been a long and kind of twisted road getting to where we are now. The one thing I cannot understand is the psychological state and problems in society that keeps pushing more and more people towards these substances. There are instances where the use of opioids is indicated, warranted and necessary for the treatment of many different health problems and these individuals should not be denied the benefits today because of what began many years ago.
Dave I did pay for the year early on when you started this and paid $50.00 for the year.Is there any way you could check if you have a record of it. I think it was under my name Karen Brown but might have been under my husbands name Phillip Brown. My email is Grammyb46@aol.com. Thanks and I do love your reporting on things.
I am one of the long term pain patients who had all meds taken away a few years ago. It's inhumane. I no longer have a quality of life. I'm 59 now, at 14 I took a terrible fall that has effected the rest of my life. Many have committed suicide rather than live in this constant pain. We are not drug seeking addicts. We just want to live
Did you read whole post? "There are instances where the use of opioids is indicated, warranted and necessary for the treatment of many different health problems and these individuals should not be denied the benefits today because of what began many years ago.'
Yes Mary. I read it. Regardless of how you feel or what the article says, Opioid pain meds are withheld. Even after major surgeries.
HUM, I don't believe you did. THAT'S WHEN ..... "The use of opioids is indicated, warranted and necessary for the treatment of many different health problems and these individuals SHOULD NOT BE DENIED the benefits". Not once did my husband ever say under NO circumstances people shouldn't receive them. So, you are only reading what you want to in his comment.
I'm not going to sit and argue with you either about it. It would have been different if he said: "NOBODY should NEVER get them, under no circumstances." Obviously, you've never been in EMS either for 40 years, and SEEN and EXPERIENCED what he has either. I wish you well.
I see a comment from a paramedic below. I couldn't disagree with you more. The CDC fudged the stats. The problem isn't legal pain meds. It's illegal drugs. The CDC even went on to correct their false numbers they put out in the middle of the night when no one was watching
Did you read whole post? "There are instances where the use of opioids is indicated, warranted and necessary for the treatment of many different health problems and these individuals should not be denied the benefits today because of what began many years ago.'
Where did it say that it wasn't warranted and indicated at time?