Right. This is a liberal approach. Nanny state. So those of us who can manage pain control at home and not end up addicted are punished.
Not yet, it isn't. This is a private hospital acting of their own volition. People are free to pick another hospital. And the headline is completely wrong. They are not ending the use of opioids, just trying other options first.
Of course, later in the article, the usual Democratic politician suspects show up, looking for opportunities to federalize the effort. Or, more accurately, they're looking for the New Jersey pharmaceutical industry to recognize the threat and start floating some prophylactic payola up the turnpike.
Ya. I have heard that “Jersey” is a sue happy state in addition to a nanny state. Apparently they won’t allow a person to fill their own gas tank.
Right on.... I have severe allergies and they put the decongestants behind the pharmacy counter, where I have to show ID to get them. This, of course was to shut down meth labs. I read in the news that the meth labs are still being found and shut down... All it did was inconvenience allergy suffers like me. I quit taking them.
Sadly, you’re right. I personally know 3 people who have died from abusing pain meds.
When I had shoulder surgery I missed 9 weeks of work. 3 times I was prescribed 90 hydro codone pills. As my time being laid up was coming to an end I had to ween myself off them. In the last month the pills no longer killed the pain. I was only taking them to keep from feeling deathly ill.