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Trump to declare opioid crisis a national emergency
Posted on 8/10/17 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 8/10/17 at 4:19 pm
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threw the weight of the White House behind the fight against the opioid crisis Thursday and declared it a national emergency.
"The opioid crisis is an emergency, and I’m saying officially, right now, it is an emergency," Trump said at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. "It’s a national emergency. We’re going to spend a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money on the opioid crisis."
Experts said that the national emergency declaration would allow the executive branch to direct funds towards expanding treatment facilities and supplying police officers with the anti-overdose remedy naloxone.
It would also allow the administration to waive some federal rules, including one that restricts where Medicaid recipients can get addiction treatment.
And while the declaration could put more pressure on Congress to provide additional funding, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law professor Juliet Sorensen told NBC News earlier this week it would be a rare move for Trump that both Republicans and Democrats could agree on.
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Posted on 8/10/17 at 4:24 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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We’re going to spend a lot of...money on the opioid crisis.
Well, at least he's honest
Posted on 8/10/17 at 4:31 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Americans consume 80% of all opioid supply and 99% of all hydrocodone supply while being 5% of world's population
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Thank you Mr. President for trying to do something about this issue
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Thank you Mr. President for trying to do something about this issue
Posted on 8/10/17 at 4:33 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Is the Futures of Palm Beach rehab facility popping up as ad at the bottom of this page for anyone else? 
Posted on 8/10/17 at 4:34 pm to TheArrogantCorndog
Also, Americans consume 90% of the world's Ritalin and ADD medicine, making us the only nation with that "issue" or "disease" or whatever.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 4:45 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
BRB, need to buy some private prison stock.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 5:09 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
They need to go about this the right way and focus on the heroin problem. It just concerns me that they may put the focus on doctors prescribing pain meds which do a lot of good for a lot of people in this country. Many doctors seem to have become very hesitant to prescribe pain meds these days even to older patients.
It makes sense perhaps to not over prescribe to younger people in their 20's or even early 30's. But it has got to the point to where even senior citizens aren't being prescribed much pain meds, sometimes not at all.
The good that legal pain meds do for so many people seems to being overlooked in this conversation. It has pushed some people to having to go to the black market and self medicate because with the extremes the DEA has gone to scaring doctors from taking care of their patients.
It makes sense perhaps to not over prescribe to younger people in their 20's or even early 30's. But it has got to the point to where even senior citizens aren't being prescribed much pain meds, sometimes not at all.
The good that legal pain meds do for so many people seems to being overlooked in this conversation. It has pushed some people to having to go to the black market and self medicate because with the extremes the DEA has gone to scaring doctors from taking care of their patients.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 5:15 pm to boxcar willie
I agree to a certain extent. Obviously, the over-prescribing has gotten us to this point so that needs to be addressed. There needs to be some serious guidelines about what and how much should be prescribed.
And regarding elderly or terminally ill patients. There should be virtually no limits. Who cares if a terminal cancer patient becomes addicted?
And regarding elderly or terminally ill patients. There should be virtually no limits. Who cares if a terminal cancer patient becomes addicted?
Posted on 8/10/17 at 5:28 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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And regarding elderly or terminally ill patients. There should be virtually no limits. Who cares if a terminal cancer patient becomes addicted?
Also for senior citizens. Doctor should just ask "how many do you want?" Anyone who makes it to 70 and is retired (or even worse, still working) deserves some happiness and comfort. If they develop a dependency, and they will, so what. What does it really matter?
Posted on 8/10/17 at 5:30 pm to boxcar willie
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It makes sense perhaps to not over prescribe to younger people in their 20's or even early 30's. But it has got to the point to where even senior citizens aren't being prescribed much pain meds, sometimes not at all.
good
The Quiet Epidemic of Senior Drug Abuse
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According to the Prevention Tactics report, “prescription drug abuse is present in 12 to 15% of elderly individuals who seek medical attention. What’s more, a document from the Johns Hopkins Medical School notes that the number of Americans over age 50 abusing prescription drugs is projected to rise to 2.7 million in 2020 – a 190% increase from the 2001 figure of 910,000.
another article
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As the nation grapples with a devastating opioid epidemic, concerns have primarily focused on young people buying drugs on the street. But many elderly people in America also have a drug problem. Over the past several decades, physicians have increasingly prescribed older patients medication to address chronic pain from arthritis, cancer, neurological diseases and other illnesses that become more common in later life. And sometimes those opioids hurt more than they help.
A recent study of Medicare recipients found that in 2011, about 15 percent were prescribed an opioid when they were discharged from the hospital; three months later, 42 percent were still taking the pain medicine.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 5:31 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Thank you, i support this. They're too easily prescribed, and too easy to get addicted to. Walking around with heroin in your pocket....legally
This post was edited on 8/10/17 at 5:32 pm
Posted on 8/10/17 at 5:32 pm to TheArrogantCorndog
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Americans consume 80% of all opioid supply and 99% of all hydrocodone supply while being 5% of world's population
WE also use more gasoline and electricity per person, eat more fast food, watch a whole lot of TV.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 5:34 pm to boxcar willie
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WE also use more gasoline and electricity per person, eat more fast food, watch a whole lot of TV.
excellent tangents.....
Posted on 8/10/17 at 5:37 pm to SlowFlowPro
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Over the past several decades, physicians have increasingly prescribed older patients medication to address chronic pain from arthritis, cancer, neurological diseases and other illnesses that become more common in later life
OK, whats the problem with that?
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And sometimes those opioids hurt more than they help.
Sometimes they do. I think most those people would say they help.
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And sometimes those opioids hurt more than they help.
should we ban fast food also? We're not talking about prescribing heroin here. We're talking about prescribing hydrocodoyne to senior citizens and other folks who find they benefit from them.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 5:37 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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We’re going to spend a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money on the opioid crisis.
"small government"
Posted on 8/10/17 at 5:39 pm to bmy
Trump never claimed to be a small government guy
Posted on 8/10/17 at 5:42 pm to SlowFlowPro
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good
that's so easy to say when you're young.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 5:42 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Good. Time to legalize marijuana
Posted on 8/10/17 at 5:42 pm to boxcar willie
a. we have to treat all Americans equally regardless of age
b. every other country on earth has elderly populations that don't require the rate of opioids we prescribe
b. every other country on earth has elderly populations that don't require the rate of opioids we prescribe
Posted on 8/10/17 at 5:46 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
quote:I guess of all the options available, if we have to spend money, at least these seem most reasonable.
Experts said that the national emergency declaration would allow the executive branch to direct funds towards expanding treatment facilities and supplying police officers with the anti-overdose remedy naloxone.
I really wish we would take an entire look at how we deal with drugs, and the War on them, and look at the ineffectiveness of our policies and how costly they are, and say "maybe we need to stop doing this."
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