“After briefly reading some of the comments, sounds a lot like “drug seeking behaviors”. And, more like withdrawal pain than chronic pain.”
This is a comment made on this blog in reference to this post GENOCIDE IN AMERICA ? update 10/12/2014
Did this reader just “briefly read” thru the comments because of a narrow minded myopic view of the use/abuse of opiates in our society.
I feel sorry for anyone who dies “before their time”.. be it from EBOLA, car accident, cancer, or no matter what the cause.. that being said… here is one of the comments from that website…
SON BECAME ADDICTED AFTER USING 1 PERCOCET RECREATIONALLY. THE ADDICTION PROGRESSED TO DAILY USE OF OXY’S AND ROXY’S EASILY OBTAINED FROM THE PILL MILLS.
NO ONE becomes addicted from a single dose of a opiates…unless they have a serious underlying mental health issues and/or an addictive personality.
Maybe this poor kid’s family was in denial – or ignoring – about his mental health issues… for whatever reason…
Here is part of email that I got today …
Portland substance abuse panel takes public health approach
Monday, October 13, 2014 at 2:20 pm
PORTLAND — As the federal government begins to view substance abuse through the prism of public health, rather than law enforcement, a city subcommittee is preparing to assess the scope of addiction, prevention and recovery in Portland.
At its monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 9, the subcommittee established by Mayor Michael Brennan heard more about the policy shift from Michael Botticelli, acting director of the federal Office of National Drug Control Policy.
“We need to deal with people who have addictive disorders,” said Botticelli, himself a recovering addict who has been sober 25 years. “We need to be efficient, but also humane in how we respond to those issues.”
Botticelli’s talk came during two days of visits to Bangor and Portland, where he announced 19 state communities would share in a $7.5 million grant to establish or continue “Drug-Free Community” programs.
The federal government has awarded these grants to community groups and coalitions to combat youth substance abuse since 1997.
Even the FEDS are starting to realize that ADDICTION IS A DISEASE… and needs to be treated medically… not by putting the person in prison for a decade.
We have to go back to The Harrison Narcotic Act to find the genesis to this mind set …
“An Act To provide for the registration of, with collectors of internal revenue, and to impose a special tax on all persons who produce, import, manufacture, compound, deal in, dispense, sell, distribute, or give away opium or coca leaves, their salts, derivatives, or preparations, and for other purposes.” The courts interpreted this to mean that physicians could prescribe narcotics to patients in the course of normal treatment, but not for the treatment of addiction.
The AMA in their ICD9 disease coding system has several codes (304.*) for opiate addiction http://www.icd9data.com/2013/Volume1/290-319/300-316/304/
This website… talks about opiate issues that happened in the last decade and the Florida pill mills are – according to Pam Bondi – HISTORY !
In 2012 deaths from all opiate overdoses increased 620.. while the Heroin overdose deaths increased 1530.. Obviously, the illegal drug trade is alive and well.. maybe these types of groups needs to STOPP beating the wrong drum.
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So does greg zoeller
Pam Bondi need to be kept on a leash. What a waste…