First Do No Harm: The DEA targets Physicians who treat their patients pain.
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Jul 23rd, 2015Someone from Elizabethtown, KY signed.
Jul 23rd, 2015Someone from Fort Smith, AR writes:
I am allergic to aspirin and all anti-inflammatory meds. Wish I weren't but it's so. I am disabled with several very painful and lifelong conditions. I actually can't take most pain meds either. But would if I could. I have to take a benzo for pain, which is also controlled. Meds like these should be controlled but chronic pain patients should not suffer for the illegal and harmful actions of some people who aren't in pain. And people who abuse drugs because of emotional pain, should be ordered to rehab and therapy, not jail. Only drug dealers should go to jail.Jul 23rd, 2015Someone from Canton, KS signed.
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Jul 23rd, 2015Someone from Daytona Beach, FL writes:
Alcohol is legal, guns are legal. Let's all get drunk and blow our brains out and leave a note stating that we couldn't take the PAIN anymore!!!!!!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 23rd, 2015Someone from Daytona Beach, FL writes:
Alcohol is legal, guns are legal. Let's all get drunk and blow our brains out and leave a note stating that we couldn't take the PAIN anymore!!!!!!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 23rd, 2015Someone from Brooksville, FL writes:
I am one of those patients who cannot tolerate anti-inflammatory medication and only recently learned this was a "flag" Geesh! I have an auto-immune disease that left neuropathy pain, chronic fatigue and a failed back surgery. After relocating from NC to FL, I now know what it is like to be treated as if an addict. I spend 90% of my life, in bed, laying on my right side, enduring pain...it has taken 9 mos to finally get the medication I was taking prior to the relocation that gave me some quality of life. Starting all over to work back to where I was physically prior to move. This has got to stop!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 23rd, 2015Someone from San Diego, CA writes:
500,000 people die every year from Tobacco Use 88,000 people die from Alcohol Overdoes 16,000 people die from NSAIDS (over the counter medications used in place of Opiates) I could go on but the point is that there is a hysteria about Pain Medication use that has gotten completely out of hand. By using Statewide pharmacy monitoring programs and properly educating physicians in the use of pain medication the problem would be magnitudes smaller than other existing issues. With a half a million people dying every year from Tobacco it almost seems silly that people are now dying from pain because of Doctor's fear to prescribe. We now live in a society where it is easier to buy Heroin than it is to get necessary pain medication. In fact, Heroin deaths are escalating because the people that were abusing pain medication are now abusing it. The new laws regulating opiates are like spraying for cockroaches; the problem just moves next door. Heroin, Benzodiazapene, and Alcohol deaths will simply replace the Opiate overdoses. It is humiliating to have to sign a document stating that you won't misuse or abuse your pain medications then take a urine test or, even more silly, bring in your pill bottle so your Doctor can count your remaining pills. What's magnitudes worse is the increasing lack of physicians that will even prescribe needed medication even when it is obvious the patient is in dire need. For those people that have lost loved ones to drug overdoses my heart goes out to you. Your pain is real. So is mine. Your pain will lessen with time, mine won't. Does the enactment of legislation that has paralyzed the pain management system make you feel any better? Other advanced countries deal with this problem with education. Talking about drug use and abuse is far more effective than legislating it. "A Camel is a horse designed by committee" Between the DEA, the FDA, and the various legislatures, we now have a Camel for a Pain Management symbol. Yet another embarrassment for America.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 23rd, 2015Someone from Ozark, AR signed.
Jul 23rd, 2015Someone from West Plains, MO writes:
It's great idea for the atty. But I had called at least 6 of them throughout the state and not one will touch it. It is my understanding and could be wrong but the govt gave all attys a warning to stay out of this. The same way pn clinics and doctors are doing now. This was done in mid 2009. On c-span tv live, a congressman was helping his orthopedic surgeon ,his neighbor get his home and all belongings back that was seized by govt all because the surgeon refused to not pull pain meds away from his patients. Never found out the outcome. But one thing comes to mind is that if we could get everyone of these complaints on file to give 10 bucks or whatever , that is 150,000. Send to a perry mason type of atty that would go against them. Each of us send money to atty only so no mistrust. Also he would:or she: sorry.,have his clients all in front of him. I'm just looking at all options. Pardon me if it appears silly. Yes im sober.....at least until tonight where I have to rely on the booze to rid pain. And it has a whole lot more side effects than any narc.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 23rd, 2015Someone from Lutz, FL writes:
Something has to be done to stop the chastising of patients who are legitimately prescribed narcotic pain medication. Not being able to fill these prescriptions and having to take time off work to find a pharmacy to fill the script is punishing the patient. It just is ridiculous.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 23rd, 2015Someone from Flint, MI writes:
I had a doc in new Hampshire..very nice guy who didny care about the gov...i had to move to michigan and found that moving here must be a crime cause ive been treated like criminal...you can clearly see by looking at me that i wouls be in pain..was sent to physical therapy..but i have no stomache muscles!!! Wtf??? I really think someone high up must want all chronic pain victims to just die off...after all if they want to kill our planet for profit why wouldn't they choose to get rid of us for profit...there has to be something we can do besides signing a piece of paper that we all know will be ignored!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 23rd, 2015Someone from Cumberland, KY writes:
if you have the medical evidence, why shouldn't your primary care physician be allowed to treat you? much better than the so-called pain clinics that shove excessive amounts at you, while treating you like an addict. i finally said no to the pain clinics, choosing rather to suffer the chronic pain than to be subjected to sub-human treatment...a shame i even had to make that choice!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 22nd, 2015Someone from Hawley, PA writes:
I was with a chronic pain dDr for 16 yrs.Never had one problem,I did everything I was supposed to took my urine tests.one day I go in and find out they are getting rid of 2,000 patients becauseo f staff ddecrease they said,theyt old me it had nothing to dowith me,I got a great recommendation but can't find a Dr because drs are so scared of the government,oh by the way the Dr lied to me they werebeing investigated for month'sif you have real debilitating medical problems and no Dr will helpthere'ss something wrong.The government is making people with chronic problems think suicide because they can't sleep eat enjoy any aspect of their lives because of chronic pain.I have no Dr for three months now because of my previous Dr whichi was a model patient I feel like I'm taintedb y what they did.if chronic pain suicide death tolls rise I'm leaving in my will,it's going to be laid where the blame is the government.You have honest drs that are petrified to help patients.I crawl to the bathroom cause I can' walk do u kknowh ow degrading that is in front if your child.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 22nd, 2015Someone from West Plains, MO signed.
Jul 22nd, 2015Someone from West Plains, MO writes:
The 60% increase in complaints on the activity meter below the submit button somehow don't work now. I did keep a pix of the rapid rise of denials of treatment. I'm already half dead from pain. I can't even speak w/o making a growl sound. But I do have it together enough to give you an UNFAIR fight against the defenseless. That's how you work isn't it . " to those who read at the other end ". Being polite here I hope you know. Ladys present. . You have my address.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 22nd, 2015Someone from Port Townsend, WA signed.
Jul 22nd, 2015Someone from Port Townsend, WA writes:
This is also true for patients that have acute pain that normally don't take pain medicine. I had an acute flare up of thumb and hand arthritis, usually with no pain, but this was debilitating to me. I had an appointment with my hand surgeon (in a city of greater distance) in 5 days and wanted to have something to hold me over. I was refused pain medication, told to go to a pain clinic. I was not only in pain, but highly insulted! I have been with this clinic for 4 years for all of my medical care, they knew I didn't abuse drugs. I am also very, very angry.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 22nd, 2015Someone from Mission Viejo, CA writes:
I'm getting so anxious about getting my meds.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 22nd, 2015Someone from Blue Grass, IA writes:
I have an ulcer from taking nsaid's for severe chronic back pain. Doctor states, "I do not prescribe anything else". Went to pain clinic and got tramadol. It is a pretty good pain reliever and doesn't leave you vomiting all day. I read the dea recently made it a controlled substance.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 22nd, 2015Someone from Blue Grass, IA signed.
Jul 22nd, 2015Someone from West Plains, MO writes:
The state is getting the petitions. At least here anyway. Look at the activity report button under the submit button on main page. Huge climb in complaints in the recent months.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 22nd, 2015Someone from Flint, MI writes:
If we all got together cant we sue the dea for theyre involvement?...this has gone long enough..there has to be something we can do besides suffer in silenceREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 22nd, 2015Someone from Bucklin, MO writes:
I was in a horrifying accident on 11/11/98 I should have never survived the accident but I did and its been hell for 16 and a half years I've got over 10,000 pinpoint jections my body that are just horrifying as hell they seem to do more damage than I do good I've had to paint punched in and even with my neurosurgeon telling them not to put the pump in which they wanted to paralyzed me for life that was a big mistake specially this last time.. I've been to Some ER.'s and some dr that is labeled me a drug addict partially by they look at me because I have a long hair which is part of my Native American heritage and my religion and beliefs they say the long hair they label me a drug attic which is wrong.... in the state of Missouri the pain management doctors here are very bad along with a lot of other doctors I just had the pain pump taken out for the second time on the 20th of this month.. the neurosurgeon that took it out told me that he would take care of all my pain meds and make sure that I did not go into withdrawals corse he lied to me as as usual and he doesn't want to give me anything to get me through til I see a pain management doctor I have found one it does a lot of good things I can't see you until October very late after which is ridiculous there's no way I can live between 12 and now and then I can't believe the way I've been treated the way a lot of people have from reading the things they've been through I've been out of the ER the past 3 weeks I have to go again tomorrow because I can't seem to get anyone to help its like dr have lost everything that they're supposed to do what about the Hippocratic oath and ethics thetthat dr have to live by.. .. I fought so hard and 17 years to keep what health I have and now it seems I'm back to not walking again, and living without any quality of life I just told somebody can do something to stop the DA from all this crap they're doing don't they have drugs another lawful things to really do what the hell is their problem???? I'm not in any way ready to die now but nobody seems to care after 17 years of hell you think somebody would be there to help you???? I joined every Pain Foundation that there is I also joined the ad a American Disability Association which is part of the United States government and I had all my Med login with the DEA. So that I or my doctors wouldn't have this kind of ridiculous problem something needs to be done in this country to stop this I don't know about you but I don't know how much more I can handle this I've come to my end.... I hope that all of us can find some help and get the government off our backs that's all they seem to do what to do anymore what happened to the United States Constitution and our Bill of Rights they throw it out the window one thing stupid why are all politicians lawyers who trusts a lawyer that's a rhetorical ignorant statement I hope you all get well Soon..REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 22nd, 2015Someone from Bucklin, MO signed.
Jul 22nd, 2015Someone from Amarillo, TX writes:
this petition will be 4 years old in September. No one is listening!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 21st, 2015Someone from Anniston, AL writes:
I'm tired of being left in pain due to an overzealous DEAREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 21st, 2015Someone from Houston, TX signed.
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Jul 21st, 2015Someone from Oklahoma City, OK writes:
People who have chronic pain truly need these meds. Addiction is secondary, or even lower on the rung of concerns. Esp. when the patient is older. End the war on drugs.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 21st, 2015Someone from Slippery Rock, PA signed.
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Jul 21st, 2015Someone from Woodstock, IL writes:
There's no oversight or review. Doctors can't see pain therefore most profile patients. Pain doctors observe, they lack ability to diagnose having spent all their time just putting people asleep in the OR. Why hasn't this issue taken to court, it would be a huge class action as rights violation.REPORT COMMENTS
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