Stop the Opiate Tax aka The Lifeboat Act
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Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Palm Bay, FL signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from The Villages, FL signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Dallas, TX writes:
This is unfair to the people who have never once abused their medication.Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Springfield, MO signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Bemidji, MN writes:
This tax is wrong, people who truly have chronic pain do OD or sell their medication. I've worked in several ER's across the country and it's the illegal drug users that give the honest people with chronic pain a bad reputation.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 5th, 2016Someone from Frederick, MD writes:
This law is discriminatory and unfair! 95% of chronic pain patients NEVER abuse their medication! But they are the ones who would be forced to pay for rehab for the 5% who may abuse their prescribed medication, plus the huge number of street drug abusers! Chronic pain patients don't take these medications for "fun" or to get high. They just want to be able to get out of bed and live a somewhat functional life.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 5th, 2016Someone from Marion, IL signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Santa Fe, NM signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Martinsburg, WV signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Yuba City, CA signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Martinsburg, WV signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Clear Lake, MN writes:
Taxing pain relieving medications is evil. People suffering in pain should not have to pay the bill for those who misuse the medications. This is possibly the most ignorant bill ever proposed. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesotans will remember your support of this! Voting you out of office!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 5th, 2016Someone from Parkersburg, WV writes:
Why should I a cancer survivor who developed chronic pain as result of the cancer be taxed to pay for addiction treatment. I am not an addict I take my medications responsibly and now have to pay for medical care for someone who likely abused the drugs. What a crock! All the WV legislators better rethink this plan because they will lose political support from cancer patients, survivors and their families in WV. Maybe the addicts should be required to do something not just the unfortunate souls who NEED opiates for real pain.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 5th, 2016Someone from Wetumpka, AL signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Glennville, GA signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Parkersburg, WV signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Mission Hills, CA signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Groveport, OH signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Waxhaw, NC signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Minneapolis, MN writes:
Without opioid pain meds I wouldn't be able to walk. It is unfair to lump me into the addiction category.As far as i know, there is no medical fix for a deteriorating spine. Without pain meds I lose my mobility and ability to lead a "normal" life style. Thank you.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 5th, 2016Someone from Washington, IA writes:
Stop the War on legitimate chronic pain patients who need these drugs!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 5th, 2016Someone from Pensacola, FL writes:
We are being penalized for others just because we are disabled! And we have to take opiates to maintain somewhat of a life out of bed, to dress ourselves, feed ourselves and take care of our families the best we can. No I am not depressed due to being on opiates and I do not abuse my medications. So why am I being punished.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 5th, 2016Someone from Saint Louis, MO signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Yuma, AZ signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Saint Robert, MO writes:
I have msk and two blown knees, this would hurt me terribly to raise the costs of my medications!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 5th, 2016Someone from Sterling Heights, MI signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Melbourne, FL signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Oklahoma City, OK signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Fairport, NY signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Imperial, CA signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Mount Sterling, KY writes:
This is DISCRIMINATION! This should be ILLEGAL! I urge all Chronic Pain Patients to sign this petition and to send emails, FB replies, comments, and private messages, tweets on Twitter, and phone calls to the Senators behind this odious and discriminatory piece of legislation telling them that The United Chronic Pain Patients of America Will NOT Stand for this!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 5th, 2016Someone from Pearland, TX signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Milton, FL signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Freehold, NJ writes:
Chronic Pain Warriors , I've read several posts asking if cancer pts are part of this pathetic tax. Please note the following is EXEMPT FROM THIS TAX: CANCER PTS, HOSPICE PTS, AND JUST TO MAKE SURE AN ADDICT DOESN'T PAY A CENT OF TAX, SUBOXONE, AN OPIOD USED TO TREAT WITHDRAWAL, IS EXEMPT! These corrupt lawmakers want the CP community to pay for a drug addict to get help. How ridiculous does that even sound!? You penpushers have beaten down hard on the CP community, DENYING LIFESAVING MEDICATIONS TO THE CHRONICALLY ILL, SHAME ON YOU! HOW DO YOU PEOPLE EVEN LOOK IN THE MIRROR EVERY DAY AND ARE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE!? YOU ARE ALL MURDERERS, AND HAVE THE DEATHS OF THOUSANDS ON YOUR HANDS FROM LEGITIMATE PAIN PTS WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE. YOU ALL STAND UP AT THAT PODIUM WITH SMUG SMILES ON YOUR FACES WHILE PROPOSING THIS VERY DISCRIMINATORY TAX, LET'S BE FAIR HERE, TAX A PERSONS HEART MEDICATION TO PAY FOR AN ALCOHOLICS REHAB, OR HOW ABOUT TAXING A PERSONS LUNG MEDICATION AND PAYING FOR A SMOKER TO GET HELP. I doubt that would sit well with those with heart and lung disease, making them pay for another persons treatment who CHOOSES TO DESTROY THIER BODY! This government continues to craddle the addict, giving them clean needles to shoot up with, safe places to go to shoot their******up with, opening all kinds of doors for them to get treatment, let em screw up over and over and they wont be turned away, and let's make the legitimate pain pts who depend on opiods to keep them alive, pay for the junkies and criminals treatment. HOW ABSURD IS THAT!!!!!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 5th, 2016Someone from Lake City, FL signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Gulf Breeze, FL writes:
I am a 65 year old woman with a chronic illness. I was diagnosed at age 57. I am not an addict. I need pain meds to carry on with my life. Taxing my paid meds is totally unacceptable. What are you politicians thinking? Utterly rediculous!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 5th, 2016Someone from Austin, TX signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from West Edmeston, NY signed.
Jun 5th, 2016Someone from Riverview, FL writes:
This is absolutely discrimination! Chronic pain Patients are already discriminated against and this clearly biased against them. Unconstitutional!REPORT COMMENTS
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