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anneboleyn

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16. Now there is no sympathy for patients who NEED opioids to live. Everyday the press pushes a story

Sun Jan 21, 2018, 05:21 PM

Jan 2018

like this one but never ever mentions how Grandma Smith with cancer has to drag herself to the doctor and to the pharmacy and judged a drug addict for taking meds that give her any quality of life. I agree with you.

I totally agree with you. I think the double standard you pointed out is very clear. The crack epidemic was never treated as a health crisis. There was no empathy for anyone involved. Now there is no empathy for patients who have serious chronic pain issues — the DEA doesn’t give a shit about destroying their lives to look victorious in the “drug war.”

Now our dea spends its time attacking doctors and patients — the press pushes the daily “white heroin addict because of opioids so outlaw opioids/punish doctors so real patients will commit suicide and save us money” propaganda. They still don’t care.

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1 Son, 4 Overdoses, 6 Hours [View all] DonViejo Jan 2018 OP

Breaks my heart burnbaby Jan 2018 #1

Thanks tRump Abouttime Jan 2018 #2

Obamacare covers drug treatment. Shitler wants to take it away. I recall a promise... Fred Sanders Jan 2018 #3

I'm the moved-away sister in this scenario. My brother is an alcoholic. GreenEyedLefty Jan 2018 #4

I have lost over a dozen former students to opiods. Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 #5

Tired of biting my tongue ... gotta say this ...I know some will get angry....don't care if you do TheRealistRealist Jan 2018 #6

More than infuriating, it is tragic WhiteTara Jan 2018 #7

+1 I can't say it . You said some lunasun Jan 2018 #8

Exactly..Huge double standards here.. HipChick Jan 2018 #10

Great post and I couldn't agree more..n/t monmouth4 Jan 2018 #12

opioid addiction is treated as a health issue whereas crack was treated as a criminal issue Skittles Jan 2018 #13

I Think the Average RobinA Jan 2018 #15

Now there is no sympathy for patients who NEED opioids to live. Everyday the press pushes a story anneboleyn Jan 2018 #16

We may need to go back to making a form "commitment" possible. gulliver Jan 2018 #9

maybe the "parents" could stop enabling the "child" and leave him alone nt msongs Jan 2018 #11

This is often a mental health issue...and a way for depressed folks to kill themselves. Out mental Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #14