First Do No Harm: The DEA targets Physicians who treat their patients pain.
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Jan 23rd, 2014Someone from Monterey, TN writes:
The dea is out of control! Pain patients are not drug addicts and we are treated like one and it's ridiculous. I can't even get a family doctor in the state I moved to a year and a half ago so I have to drive across 2 states every month to my pain doctor because no one here will take me as a patient, and I am not on very much pain medicine at all. It's a sad world the dea has created. -
Jan 23rd, 2014Someone from Paramus, NJ writes:
It is about time our voice is heard. The illusion of concern re addiction is unmasked now. The DEA will create a new breed of criminal....us.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jan 23rd, 2014Someone from Madison, GA writes:
This is ridiculous, I understand there are those who attempt to use the system but when a patient has a terminal or life long chronic illness and they are STILL treated this way it is shameful.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jan 23rd, 2014Someone from Buffalo, NY writes:
We need to change this system of government. Democrats or Republicans, coke or Pepsi. This isn't a choice! We need a third party option. We need reform! Our liberties are being taking away from us right in front of our eyes. The new drug laws are just a small part of it. We should not be treated this way. I DO NOT need the government to protect me from myself and in control of my medical needs. The only way to change this is to get a libertarian in power. We need a third choice! We need to change this government before all our liberties and rights are stolen from us.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jan 23rd, 2014Someone from Buffalo, NY writes:
We need to change this system of government. Democrats or Republicans, coke or Pepsi. This isn't a choice! We need a third party option. We need reform! Our liberties are being taking away from us right in front of our eyes. The new drug laws are just a small part of it. We should not be treated this way. I DO NOT need the government to protect me from myself and in control of my medical needs. The only way to change this is to get a libertarian in power. We need a third choice! We need to change this government before all our liberties and rights are stolen from us.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jan 22nd, 2014Someone from Scottsburg, IN signed.
Jan 22nd, 2014Someone from Louisville, KY signed.
Jan 22nd, 2014Someone from Cadiz, KY writes:
Since the Pill Mill Bill passed in KY the increases in Heroin has been 550%.......Allow Pain patients access to medication this is NO longer a state problem BUT A UNITED STATES PROBLEM.......WE HAVE RIGHTS......Stop taking them away more people are dying do to lack of Pain medication by means of Suicide than the about of people who have ever OVER DOSED which was their choice !!!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 22nd, 2014Someone from Waco, KY signed.
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Jan 21st, 2014Someone from Myrtle Beach, SC writes:
I moved from VA. To SC and I have been on pain management for 10 years after have 24 surgeries in the last 28 yrs. I suffer terrible from chronic pain from a MVA that broke my body to pieces. I have now found it impossible to obtain treatment. I am a wife and a mother of two without my medications I can not function a some what normal life with my disabilities and limatations its not fair to me to my family or to the kids at school that I volunteer to help with all of the sports programs as an active parent. Its cruel you see animals on TV and the rights they have and jail time people get for letting an innocent pet suffer but its OK to let humans suffer in a very inhuman way!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 21st, 2014Someone from Myrtle Beach, SC writes:
I moved from VA. To SC and I have been on pain management for 10 years after have 24 surgeries in the last 28 yrs. I suffer terrible from chronic pain from a MVA that broke my body to pieces. I have now found it impossible to obtain treatment. I am a wife and a mother of two without my medications I can not function a some what normal life with my disabilities and limatations its not fair to me to my family or to the kids at school that I volunteer to help with all of the sports programs as an active parent. Its cruel you see animals on TV and the rights they have and jail time people get for letting an innocent pet suffer but its OK to let humans suffer in a very inhuman way!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 19th, 2014Someone from Louisville, KY writes:
This used to be the land of the free but government is taking over every thing anymore. This is people rights to be treated by their doctor to be pain free or tolerable. They have gone over board . Are they really that concerned about someone maybe getting high really is it more important than someone being in chronic pain not getting the meds they need. It's silly..REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 19th, 2014Someone from Louisville, KY writes:
This used to be the land of the free but government is taking over every thing anymore. This is people rights to be treated by their doctor to be pain free or tolerable. They have gone over board . Are they really that concerned about someone maybe getting high really is it more important than someone being in chronic pain not getting the meds they need. It's silly..REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 19th, 2014Someone from Dayton, OH writes:
Unfortunately the war on pain medicine is being waged by people who do not suffer from severe pain. Since I have lived my whole life in pain, I assumed I understood what severe pain was like. When my pain escalated to severe pain I realized my assumptions about severe pain were foolishly ignorant. I had no idea what suffering in severe pain was all about. Unfortunately I would learn the truth. People who live with uncontrolled, severe pain are suffering. Think about the what suffering is and what it means. The thing that eventually destroys people living with uncontrolled severe pain is the constant battle that never ends. It is like carrying 100 lbs on your back 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It doesn't matter how hard you fight or how strong you are you, eventually are going to break down. What makes this even worse is your awareness that your pain could be controlled and you could live a normal life if only someone would give you the help you need. It's like dangling food just out of the reach of a starving person, it only makes the suffering worse. People who start experiencing severe pain begin a naive search for help. They believe that since they are suffering in pain someone will help them. They soon realize that something very strange is going on. Why are Doctors refusing to see them when they mention that four lettered word pain? Eventually they realize they will have to go to a pain clinic to receive help. The same pain clinics that started the problem of over treating patients? Even though it seems illogical, they agree to be treated by a pain clinic, since they believe it will stop their suffering. They go to the pain clinic only to be treated like a criminal. They are looked upon with suspicion, drug tested, interrogated to the point of harassment and then, if they are lucky, they are given a prescription of pain medication, which is too weak to effectively control their pain. When they return to the pain clinic and explain their pain is still unbearable they are told the amount of pain medication is monitored an controlled by the D.E.A. and that even though the Doctor knows they are suffering there is nothing more they can do for their pain. Think about that. The Doctor knows the patient is suffering but they are not going to risk harassment or lawsuits from the D.E.A. from prescribing stronger medication even though they know that is the proper treatment for the patient. Those who are not in severe pain need to understand what life is like for those who do suffer with this pain. They are not living but simply existing. They are unable to walk their dog, go to the park or Church, visit friends or family without increasing their pain and suffering. What do they do now? What would you do? I am faced with a decision of how I control or stop my pain. I am holding on hoping that these crazy policies by the D.E.A. are ended and that people will demand proper treatment for those in paREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 19th, 2014Someone from Mary Esther, FL writes:
I'm a chronic pain patient with 2 young children. I moved to Florida recently and can not even get a Dr. to accept me as a patient. I have all medical records/MRI/ PROOF I have pain issues and have had to suffer in pain in FRONT OF MY CHILDREN for over 6 months. SOMETHING has to be done. It should be illegal to refuse a patient based on their symptons/disease. I moved here from another state and my Primary Dr. would only fill patients Rx for 1 week at a time and that was perfectly fine with me, WHY cant we do something like this here in Florida? I have NO problem going to my Dr. office every week to pick up a needed Rx, that way they dont have to worry about patients getting a full months worth and possibly running out early.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 17th, 2014Someone from Flower Mound, TX signed.
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Jan 16th, 2014Someone from Decatur, AL writes:
I suffer with fibromyalgia, back pain, and basically generalized pain all over. Everywhere muscles connect to the bone these areas become so painful that I cease to function. I get "brain fog" and cannot think. I am an engineer with a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering. Pain keeps me down so much that only a couple of years ago I thought I was going to have to quit working. An engineer must use his brain 8 hours a day in deep thinking. My current doctor finally got me to a level of pain management that allows me to make it to work and make my 8 hours, but that's it because the pain management is minimal. So many people, even people I know, get prescribed tons of opiates and they don't even have pain, yet it took me three years to get to two Lortab 7.5mg a day. This is wholly inadequate and my quality of life is really bad. I have a 3 year old son and I can't spend time and play with him like I wish I could. Most of the people I know getting pills by the wheelbarrow sell them! I am a legitimate patient and I need help. I need my pain managed in a way that gives me a quality of life that I can live with. For the pain medicine detractors - you probably have no pain whatsoever and you are not qualified to judge those of us who are. The DEA is putting so much fear into doctors that they cannot adequately manage their patient's pain. I don't give two cents if I am addicted to opiates because I will be in pain the rest of my life. I've worked hard all of my life and contributed to society, and I want to keep doing that and not be a burden on society or my family. I want to be the father that I should be, and the husband I should be, but can't because my pain is only managed enough for me to barely make it through work each day. I was poisoned by mold at my workplace and my health deteriorated severely after that, along with some others in the same building who now suffer like I do. It is not fair to me for a government agency to be dictating to my doctor if or how much pain medication I need. I don't give two cents if I am addicted to the medicine. That matters not when you are in pain 24/7. All you are doing by cracking down on people and doctors taking pain medication is making a black market for it or turning the needy patients to heroine or other hard core street drugs. In America, why do I not have the liberty to maintain my health, and to pursue happiness? Every time my fibro flares up, I have thoughts of suicide. I can't though because I have a wife, son, and family. My quality of life is so low that I can't imagine making it to retirement in about 15 years, much less living to be 70 or 80 years old. This is the torture and torment of living in generalized pain. I wish I was just a drug addict. At least I wouldn't be in pain. Living in pain is a horrible life to live and I should be able to have the freedom, and so should my doctor, to privately manage my pain without government interference. Go after the people who abuse it and sell it. GREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 16th, 2014Someone from Louisville, KY writes:
These laws have cut my short. Without my pain controlled, I have been forced on home oxygen and have a very poor quality of life. I am sick and tired of being criminalized due to injuries and congenital conditions that are beyond my control.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 15th, 2014Someone from Peoria, IL writes:
cont...She proceeded to tell me I didn?t have to pay for my records, well then Heidi-Ho You can reimburse me then, I have it on my credit card statement. She acted surprised I was charged for them and said I had to be mistaken or didn?t know what I was talking about) Looks like it?s time for a formal complaint, with my records and credit card statement in hand, doubtful that will be of any help either. In all actuality that was the best $75 I spent, to see the bull-crap Drs write about us is atrocious! Back to the couch and my heading pads and braces. My new best friends.All I can do anymore, lay around and suffer.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jan 10th, 2014Someone from Springfield, MA writes:
This is ridiculous these doctors and pharmacies will use your insurance for constant procedures and xrays for themoney but will look at you like a criminal when you have documented pain it all goes back to the dea with their pressures on these doctors. These pain medicines were created to provide relief for pain back off you cold hear ted vilians.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 10th, 2014Someone from Somerville, MA writes:
My father is an immigrant physician who built a successful private pain management practice out of nothing but hard work and care for his patients. The DEA raided his office and home and seized his assets with no charges. They asked two female members of his staff whether he is a "muslim" and texts them after hours. It turns out there is a DEA task force in Ohio, where he practices, that has been waging a war on pain management physicians for a few years now. My father brought us here telling us that this was the only country in the world where women could be anything they wanted. He worked for every penny that the DEA has seized as if it were some kind of drug bust. Well, in Cleveland, there is a drug problem. I guess it's just more work to go after drug lords than law-abiding, tax paying, record-keeping "muslim" doctors. What laziness. Here in MA, it was "regular" cops who had the courage to bring down dangerous criminals in Watertown. Yet the DEA is putting all this power behind lazy, easy busts of innocent people. I don't know if this will make a difference or who would even read what I'm writing but there has to be a roadmap for this. We don't have enough money to fight a drawn out legal battle. They pulled his DEA license, so now the state one is under review. I can't believe what I'm seeing here in this great country I love. Once he is acquitted I will make it my full time job to sue the DEA.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 9th, 2014Someone from Portland, OR writes:
Some day this we will look back on this time period and remember it as the dark ages of modern medicine. We owe it our society to take of our most vulnerable citizens.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 9th, 2014Someone from Pioneer, LA writes:
Legalize pot but put ungodly restrictions on pain meds and the government does nothing to stop this. Can you imagine how many more kids will be smoking pot nowREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 9th, 2014Someone from Kearney, MO writes:
Pill mills. Foreign Physicians first step onto U.S. work force.REPORT COMMENTS
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