He’s trying to tell folks....stop writing so many damn prescriptions. These ARE dependency drugs!!
What will happen is those in end of life of pain will be denied a peaceful departure.
Younger addicts will still get their fix, one way or another.
He’s trying to tell folks....stop writing so many damn prescriptions. These ARE dependency drugs!!
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This “opioid epidemic” is a direct result of Obamacare implimentation. Doctors prescribed drugs covered by many insurance plans prior to obamacare. Many people marginally dependent on these prescribed medications could no longer afford them when the high deductible plans replaced their “free drugs” plan. They were forced into the arms of the street dealers and had to resort to more dangerous drugs to maintain their habits. Often heroin or other opiates were available dirt cheap on the street initially and once hooked the dealers upped the prices.
Doctors will be blamed for this because they initially prescribed these medically. Actually, doctors were forced to prescribe them because of the risk of malpractice suits and because patients would simply go to a new doctor who would prescribe them if their original doctor didn’t