How should U.S. regulate powerful painkillers?
Filed under: General Problems
When you ask an addiction specialist what should be done.. guess what the answer is
Posted on January 7, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve
AMEN PainKILLs2. Kolondy is just trying to keep the so-called prescription epidemic “phrase” around because he is making BIG bucks off this with Phoenix House by scaring the public into thinking they are addicted when only they are only meerly dependent so he can continue making huge money.
I thought Bob Twillman’s comeback was great.. when Kolondy says,” we have severe epidemic”, the Bob says, if that true? Then we have Pandemic of chronic pain with 100 million reported by the IOM! LOL ha ha , that was a good come back.
I’m not sure Mr. Twillman’s comments had as much impact as we would like to think — too bad he wasn’t able to be there in person.
As I recently suggested to some marijuana activists (who are getting face-time on TV), maybe it would be a good idea for the American Academy of Pain Management to use women speakers. Do they have any?
“Fight for Florida Pain Care Action Network are putting up this expressive billboard along their freeways, to draw attention to the War on Pain.”
I like the “Give Pain a Voice” logo… So, how many billboards were ya’ll able to afford down there in Florida?
Lenin: Tell a lie often enough It becomes the truth….All Kolodny did was rephrase the same statement through the entire segment.
I tried 3 different times to make this post, and all the posts were denied. Then they shut me down… If anyone reads this, and you’re on Disqus, maybe you can go give Kolodny a hard time for me?
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/u-s-regulate-powerful-painkillers/
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Hold on, this is waiting to be approved by PBS NewsHour.
I remember back in the 1980s, when anti-depressants were about the only long-term treatment available to chronic pain patients. Lots and lots of anti-depressants, which were later proven to only be as effective as a placebo. And while pain was being mistreated and under-treated, acute pain was allowed to morph into chronic pain; chronic pain was allowed to explode into intractable pain; and intractable pain rose to suicidal levels.
I’ve lived the history of the treatment of chronic pain, and Dr. Kolodny is a newcomer to this fight. Being the intensely curious person that I am, I did some digging. I mean, it’s not like the media includes the background of these groups when they allow their spokespeople to pretend to be experts. If you’re interested, I’ve posted the information on PFROP and Phoenix House at painkills2 on WordPress.
Dr. Kolodny has no background or expertise in the treatment of pain. The billion-dollar addiction medicine and rehabilitation industry is one not even recognized by the America Board of Medical Specialties. And it is no surprise that Dr. Kolodny is part of the failed drug war, as he is mostly funded by the federal government.
And just like when the media gives air time to Dick Cheney, when Dr. Kolodny speaks, I get nauseated and think “war criminal.”
I think the monthly monitoring sheet could be great if used properly and only for that reason. To use it for investigating the top pharmacies and doctors is disgraceful.They are doing their jobs. They are educated professionals. Why limited only pain specialists for narcotics? They should be used for consults or medication changes. My primary care knows me and has all the information. Why can’t rheumatologist’s or surgeons or neurologists treat if trained. They did for years. As long as narcotics are from only every 30 or 90 days easily available on this misused sheet the chance of multiple prescriptions are avoidable. Why do I have to go to the pain clinic every 30 days when my medication hasn’t changed in months ? Would save Medicare and me money. Why are there limits because we know about tolerance? Those limits cut out my ability to leave home comfortably. Why should police have access to medical records without a crime? Why allow more rights to be lost? I pay dearly for my secondary blue cross and blue shield for my medication. I use to get the klonopin for 90 days for at least several years. Now it’s 30 days and new prescription every 6 months. Forget about a 29 day request because you are near the pharmacy. Why are the disabled being discriminated against? Why are the pharmacists, doctors,drug companies not fighting this insanity? Some pain clinics are now only doing the useless painful expensive dangerous injections for money because they don’t want to be a target and people who don’t have access to or can’t get a appointment for months have to try. It’s a difference between just a office visit plus $800 to $2400 Bill. I only have a college education and 20 years as a R.N. How many people have the need for occasional sleeping pill or for pain control for a migraine or a temporary injury? Should not be a crime.http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/891/682/672/
Just my opinions on the subject lol. Too much control is not necessary.