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2016 Postmortem

elleng

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25. Yes, it seems like that,

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #24)

Sun Dec 27, 2015, 03:44 PM

Dec 2015

and there should be practitioners who can determine that and treat it properly.

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O'Malley discusses ways to fight opiate crisis. [View all] elleng Dec 2015 OP

thanks rbrnmw Dec 2015 #1

You're welcome, rbrnmw. elleng Dec 2015 #8

Fuck that. Opiates are not over prescribed. cali Dec 2015 #2

This politician DOES have a clue. elleng Dec 2015 #4

No, he evidently doesn't cali Dec 2015 #5

No clue, right, elleng Dec 2015 #7

No clue about those of us who need opiates to control severe chronic pain cali Dec 2015 #23

Cali, most of those "hoops" and newly rigorous enforcement Hortensis Dec 2015 #17

Thanks for jumping in, Hortensis. elleng Dec 2015 #21

Sure. I suspect some here may have real, personal Hortensis Dec 2015 #24

Yes, it seems like that, elleng Dec 2015 #25

thank you for explaining this so well rbrnmw Dec 2015 #22

So many tragedies. We suspect a supposed accidental OD of Hortensis Dec 2015 #26

Yes, I realize there is a real problem cali Dec 2015 #29

I think he is the strongest one on this issue rbrnmw Dec 2015 #9

Thanks again. elleng Dec 2015 #10

thank you for posting about MO'M rbrnmw Dec 2015 #12

Yes he does get lost in the shuffle. elleng Dec 2015 #14

I need to start reccing and replying to these posts rbrnmw Dec 2015 #16

Thanks, every 'rec' and 'reply' helps! elleng Dec 2015 #20

Damn it, when I have serious pain cheapdate Dec 2015 #3

I want Tylenol with codeine for toothaches. elleng Dec 2015 #6

Whatever works. cheapdate Dec 2015 #18

Overprescription? Making it harder for people who suffer from chronic pain aikoaiko Dec 2015 #11

Yours are NOT the definitions of 'overprescription.' elleng Dec 2015 #13

I've already seen too many people with real pain be denied pain meds because... aikoaiko Dec 2015 #15

This is clearly an example of a 'policy' being misapplied. elleng Dec 2015 #19

And it happens to a huge number of people with a legitimate need. cali Dec 2015 #30

Prescription Painkiller Deaths Fall Almost 25% in Medical Marijuana States Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #27

medical cannabis legalization law O'Malley signed into law... bigtree Dec 2015 #31

So why isn't he talking about it at all? He wants to reduce opiate overdoses, we have Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #32

Heroin epidemic is blowback from the Afghanistan War Dems to Win Dec 2015 #28

Opiate crisis? Moral Compass Dec 2015 #33

Ding a freaking ling ghostsinthemachine Dec 2015 #35

Huh? Moral Compass Dec 2015 #36

How about they try fixing all the pain ghostsinthemachine Dec 2015 #34