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54. I have heard that. My SNAP came on a plastic card,

Reply to onecent (Reply #35)

Sun Aug 24, 2014, 02:35 PM

Aug 2014

Never could find a way to use them illegally without a merchant's compliance.

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Is It Acceptable To Test Chronic Pain Sufferers [View all] UglyGreed Aug 2014 OP

Test them for what? I'm not following you. Arkansas Granny Aug 2014 #1

Presumably for narcotics? Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #2

I'm sorry UglyGreed Aug 2014 #3

Tested how? ScreamingMeemie Aug 2014 #4

They are UglyGreed Aug 2014 #5

...and if they don't, it's assumed they're selling the drug? ScreamingMeemie Aug 2014 #15

I've been tested over five years UglyGreed Aug 2014 #21

... and if there's less in your system, they hand ScreamingMeemie Aug 2014 #25

If you don't UglyGreed Aug 2014 #29

That's not what I said, dear. ScreamingMeemie Aug 2014 #33

Well I was told UglyGreed Aug 2014 #43

Now our idiotic MASTERS have decided to make it much harder to get Vicodin BaggersRDumb Aug 2014 #77

Norco doesn't require a triplicate; I get mine by mail REP Aug 2014 #86

that is changing, norco will be triplicate soon BaggersRDumb Aug 2014 #87

So they've been saying for how long? REP Aug 2014 #89

google it BaggersRDumb Aug 2014 #90

Apparently they are going to have yeoman6987 Aug 2014 #27

No just the limits UglyGreed Aug 2014 #32

Me too, they do a urine specimen test periodically,, fadedrose Aug 2014 #41

Who is testing you? TBF Aug 2014 #52

I have a standing script for over a decade REP Aug 2014 #85

Well mine have been noted UglyGreed Aug 2014 #95

There are many regular GPs now jen63 Aug 2014 #123

I've known people who got hooked on pain meds by taking too many and I've known people who sold Arkansas Granny Aug 2014 #6

Kinda like the welfare UglyGreed Aug 2014 #10

I wouldn't know. I've never met the woman. Arkansas Granny Aug 2014 #11

Thread win. ScreamingMeemie Aug 2014 #16

Well I never met UglyGreed Aug 2014 #23

I have met people who sell their food stamps for street pain killers and xanax, onecent Aug 2014 #35

I have heard that. My SNAP came on a plastic card, Downwinder Aug 2014 #54

I'm tired of stories about "people sell their benefits" daredtowork Aug 2014 #58

+1 Downwinder Aug 2014 #59

Thank you for this JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #106

You're Welcome - It's An Invisible Problem daredtowork Aug 2014 #108

The stepdaughter who got the card for food stamps, gave the actual card to the dealer onecent Aug 2014 #61

If that happened daredtowork Aug 2014 #64

Addicts overuse their pain meds and may not have any by the end of the month. Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #79

I've been in pain management since 2010 and have known many people who abuse the system by Ghost in the Machine Aug 2014 #91

Let me ask you UglyGreed Aug 2014 #93

Personally, that would be a YES! Like I told one doctor at a clinic that was cash only..... Ghost in the Machine Aug 2014 #117

I go to a hospital UglyGreed Aug 2014 #118

One of my relatives used to supplement her income by selling her medications. IdaBriggs Aug 2014 #97

Sorry for your loss UglyGreed Aug 2014 #99

It's patients and shady greedy doctors. n/t seaglass Aug 2014 #100

How about UglyGreed Aug 2014 #103

From my non-druggie observation, the selling was more subtle IdaBriggs Aug 2014 #101

Thank you for your UglyGreed Aug 2014 #114

Do you mean smoking pot? lunatica Aug 2014 #7

Nope UglyGreed Aug 2014 #12

could they be monitoring the levels to determine what level is or is not magical thyme Aug 2014 #26

I wish that was the case UglyGreed Aug 2014 #36

It's also to make sure they're not using street drugs Warpy Aug 2014 #8

But is that fair? UglyGreed Aug 2014 #14

It can save lives. Warpy Aug 2014 #116

I had to shift my thinking on this daredtowork Aug 2014 #45

We're in the infancy of studying brain chemistry Warpy Aug 2014 #56

I wasn't in a position to do that daredtowork Aug 2014 #63

Who is sending them to the pain management doctors or clinic? Lurks Often Aug 2014 #9

Well I was UglyGreed Aug 2014 #17

The neurologist sent you to pain management Lurks Often Aug 2014 #18

I was not on UglyGreed Aug 2014 #37

mine did this knowing there was a three week waiting list, and that I was in extreme pain bettyellen Aug 2014 #94

This message was self-deleted by its author RiffRandell Aug 2014 #13

A doctor may be testing the person receiving pain killers so as to JDPriestly Aug 2014 #19

Lucky to get pain management daredtowork Aug 2014 #20

absolutely yes. frankieallen Aug 2014 #22

Well I suffer enough UglyGreed Aug 2014 #24

well daredtowork Aug 2014 #42

The funny thing is UglyGreed Aug 2014 #53

The government has made it very tough on Dr's when it comes to prescribing these drugs for patients. frankieallen Aug 2014 #111

hmm - I was wondering why it took forever daredtowork Aug 2014 #115

So then UglyGreed Aug 2014 #46

I don't drive daredtowork Aug 2014 #50

That is my point of UglyGreed Aug 2014 #55

limiting others daredtowork Aug 2014 #60

Constitutional due process rights, be damned! Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #81

possession of one Oxycontin without a proper prescription is a felony.....A FELONY frankieallen Aug 2014 #107

My doctor-patient relationship has NOTHING to do with people who commit felonies - Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #119

This message was self-deleted by its author otohara Aug 2014 #98

unfortunately it's always the few who ruin it for the rest of us. why do defensive? frankieallen Aug 2014 #105

This message was self-deleted by its author otohara Aug 2014 #113

My DW writes dismissal letters all the time to patients who claim to suffer ileus Aug 2014 #28

Is it that she does not UglyGreed Aug 2014 #44

"claim to suffer".... "'pain' type claims"....Obviously, neither you nor she has ever "claimed" to WinkyDink Aug 2014 #68

I wish you were correct. ileus Aug 2014 #83

Boy, hope you're watching for GI symptoms with that high a dose. Laffy Kat Aug 2014 #84

GI hell - that kind of NSAID use will kill the kidneys first, especially with MCTD REP Aug 2014 #88

Yes, yes. You are right. Laffy Kat Aug 2014 #92

HMMM UglyGreed Aug 2014 #96

I have had chronic pain azmom Aug 2014 #30

Exactly UglyGreed Aug 2014 #39

I have chronic pain sarisataka Aug 2014 #31

They could also have you do a pill count. blue neen Aug 2014 #38

That's nuts imo sarisataka Aug 2014 #49

Agree. blue neen Aug 2014 #67

Do you go to the UglyGreed Aug 2014 #40

I've been there sarisataka Aug 2014 #51

Acceptable? Probably yes. Fair? Possibly no. blue neen Aug 2014 #34

What is involved in the testing? daredtowork Aug 2014 #47

It's a big issue to come up with an extra $200 or so for every test. blue neen Aug 2014 #65

WTH? Why does the patient have to pay for it? daredtowork Aug 2014 #70

Uh, yes. The patient pays for it. blue neen Aug 2014 #71

Wow that makes no sense at all. Is this the VA? daredtowork Aug 2014 #74

Many regulations require the person impacted to pay for them. NutmegYankee Aug 2014 #75

Well, if it counts, I object to that daredtowork Aug 2014 #76

the worse problem KT2000 Aug 2014 #48

Absolutely not. Good grief. n/t KarenS Aug 2014 #57

Wish to hell there was something else for my chronic pain...The pills make my head and stomach ache Tikki Aug 2014 #62

I can't figure what people like about pain pills other than to get rid of pain Skittles Aug 2014 #82

Tested WHERE???? WinkyDink Aug 2014 #66

In Alabama... yallerdawg Aug 2014 #69

A friend of mine lost his meds for chronic pain after being routinely tested Sheldon Cooper Aug 2014 #72

I think it depends on the policy loyalsister Aug 2014 #73

Yes, and they aren't being singled out; they signed a contract if it's a legit RiffRandell Aug 2014 #78

Tested by whom, and for what purpose? Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #80

If you saw a lot of the screens that come back, you'd be amazed at how much stuff folks are taking. Hoyt Aug 2014 #102

I have a badly herniated disc at C6-C7. It acts up 2-3 times a year. When it does... stevenleser Aug 2014 #104

This is the second poll-type question you have posted hifiguy Aug 2014 #109

First off I am UglyGreed Aug 2014 #112

I'd rather have doctors free to aggressively and compassionately manage pain Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #110

missed this UglyGreed Aug 2014 #120

Interesting thread. I was not sure of my feelings on this question, Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #121

So then UglyGreed Aug 2014 #122

My doctor sent a letter/ form for me to sign. The bottom line was sign this and get my urinalysis or lillee Sep 2014 #124

I'm sorry I missed your post UglyGreed Oct 2014 #125

I wish they had tested my dead friend. :( nt tridim Oct 2014 #126

I wish UglyGreed Oct 2014 #129

As do I. A simple test might have saved her life. nt tridim Oct 2014 #130

sorry if I was UglyGreed Oct 2014 #131

yes riverwalker Oct 2014 #127

why UglyGreed Oct 2014 #128

Well thank you UglyGreed Oct 2014 #133

This message was self-deleted by its author UglyGreed Oct 2014 #132