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2016 Postmortem

cali

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29. Yes, I realize there is a real problem

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #17)

Sun Dec 27, 2015, 04:14 PM

Dec 2015

But many people with chronic and moderate to severe pain, are having their quality of life diminished by overly cautious practitioners. I'm "lucky" in that my condition is obviously visible and was the result of a serious accident, so I don't get the suspicious treatment so many others do.

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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