I agree it’s a sly way to violate rights.
But in Tennessee, Purchases of controlled substances are kept on a database. Any doctor can pull a patient’s history and see if they are doctor shopping for pain pills.
They are also required to refer patients to pain management centers if their pain management is long-term.
Yea knoxnews.com has been a huge shill for the database. I don't understand how a conservative city can have such a liberal newspaper. When the editor hears about the waiver he'll likely order a new ten artcile series be written on wanting that as well. Seriously after Cagle left KNS it's been a steady decline and about as left leaning as the Memphis paper now.
KNS has yet to write an article saying how stronger post operation pain meds were once used in the hospital and given out by nurses until the patient was released. Hospitals addressed the pain before you were release. HMO's forced hospitals and doctors into One Day Surgery. Also they fail to mention many people are now surviving injuries that a decade or so ago meant death in most cases. The patient lives now but some will have life long serious pain. When they get done with that KNS starts on other medications they want databased as well.