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Gillibrand with the big opiod fix
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:40 am
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:40 am
Brilliant!
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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@gillibrandny
If we want to end the opioid epidemic, we must work to address the root causes of abuse. That’s why @SenCoryGardner and I introduced legislation to limit opioid prescriptions for acute pain to 7 days. Because no one needs a month’s supply for a wisdom tooth extraction.
7,616
3:27 PM - Mar 19, 2019
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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@gillibrandny
If we want to end the opioid epidemic, we must work to address the root causes of abuse. That’s why @SenCoryGardner and I introduced legislation to limit opioid prescriptions for acute pain to 7 days. Because no one needs a month’s supply for a wisdom tooth extraction.
7,616
3:27 PM - Mar 19, 2019
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Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:41 am to Jbird
I thought medical treatment was only a decision between the patient and their doctor? Why is she trying to control womens’ bodies?
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:42 am to Jbird
Is hydrocodone an opioid?
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:42 am to Jbird
edit: Damone beat me to it.
This post was edited on 3/20/19 at 9:43 am
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:42 am to Jbird
Big pharma not gonna like that
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:42 am to Jbird
Dr. Gillibrand
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:43 am to CptBengal
quote:Meh, not that this idiot's plan would ever see the light of day.
Big pharma not gonna like that
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:43 am to Jbird
quote:
Because no one needs a month’s supply for a wisdom tooth extraction. 7,616
I had a dentist write a script for 14 Lortab following a wisdom tooth extraction years and years ago.
I looked at him incredulously - I said, "You know I'm going to take 3, maybe 4 of these, tops, right?" I took exactly 3.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:44 am to Jbird
Doctors have, by and large, already been doing this.
Your "opiate epidemic" is a function of chronic pain pill Mills and people resorting to street opiates because they can't get safer drugs legally.
Your "opiate epidemic" is a function of chronic pain pill Mills and people resorting to street opiates because they can't get safer drugs legally.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:44 am to GumboPot
quote:
Is hydrocodone an opioid?
Seriously?
Yes.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:45 am to Ace Midnight
14 lortab is basically a 4-5 day supply as the drug can be taken every 4-6 hours.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:46 am to Tiguar
quote:Dr. Idiot can't legislate that.
Your "opiate epidemic" is a function of chronic pain pill Mills and people resorting to street opiates because they can't get safer drugs legally.
Abraham Gutman
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@abgutman
Replying to @abgutman
Between 2006 and 2017, the opioid prescription rate went down by about 20 percent nationally. At the same time the overdose deaths more than doubled. Most of those deaths involve illicit fentanyl, not Rx.
We shouldn’t push people toward more dangerous substances. @SenGillibrand
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:47 am to Jbird
The only people I know that still have them prescribed now have to jump through a lot of hoops to make sure they're not becoming dependent, ie piss tests and regular doctor visits to get more. Like someone else said I think most of the abuse now comes from doctors who are already breaking the law and street drugs.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:48 am to Jbird
quote:
Because no one needs a month’s supply for a wisdom tooth extraction.
But we all need a lifetime supply to put up with Dem stupidity....dumb twat
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:49 am to Jbird
What if a woman needs it because of a botched 3rd trimester abortion?
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:57 am to Tiguar
quote:
14 lortab is basically a 4-5 day supply as the drug can be taken every 4-6 hours.
I get that. And I get that folks need pain medication. I've had hernia repairs that I took a week's worth of pain meds. But, ultimately, you have to wean yourself off and get back in the game.
Folks that sit around and take pain meds for fun have always perplexed me. Stimulants? I get that. I LOVE caffeine. L-O-V-E it. If I had gotten ahold of some cocaine when I was young, we would have had trouble. But, I made some "life choices" that have served me well. Nancy Reagan was right,
1. Stay in school, and
2. Stay off the dope, and
you'll probably be okay.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 10:03 am to Ace Midnight
quote:
Seriously?
Yes.
I just didn't know that.
I had my wisdom teeth pulled and I took one hydrocodone and it made me feel as if I didn't lay down the entire time I was going to puke. Never took one again. In fact regular old Advil worked almost as good at revealing the pain without the side effects.
Hopefully heroin feels better than hydrocodone because if hydrocodone high is similar to heroin then what's the BFD? It sucks.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 10:05 am to Jbird
quote:damn. I have been going to the wrong fricking Doctors.
That’s why @SenCoryGardner and I introduced legislation to limit opioid prescriptions for acute pain to 7 days. Because no one needs a month’s supply for a wisdom tooth extraction.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 10:22 am to Jbird
That's what I love about the tweeter, it exposes dumb people in a public forum.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 10:43 am to Doosh606
quote:
The only people I know that still have them prescribed now have to jump through a lot of hoops to make sure they're not becoming dependent, ie piss tests and regular doctor visits to get more. Like someone else said I think most of the abuse now comes from doctors who are already breaking the law and street drugs.
This is exactly correct. I am a caregiver to a disabled veteran with a spinal cord damage and it is amazing what he endures at the doctor's office. It's a constant pill counting, drug testing, endless questioning, ridiculous and judgemental mess. He has never misused anything and has perfectly abided by all rules, yet he risks being dismissed as a patient and left without any pain relief if he has a drink (wich he doesn't do anyway) or eats too many poppy seeds on a bagel.
It's a pendulum that has swung vastly in the opposite direction from the early 1990s, but damn it's getting ridiculous. Focus on the illegal stuff and stop victimizing legitimate use of these medications.
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