great story in the NYT today re Nebraska doctor having to tell his chronic pain patients he must

[dixiegrrrrl]

33. I agree with you, and I am one of those who worked with those addicted patients.

First of all, we have this baby with bathwater mentality that hydrocodone is t be treated the same as ocycontin, when actually one is much milder.
then we have docs who will look at this issue as all or nothing, and cut people off with no concept of tapering off.

I have seen so many elderly patients who were just following their dipshit doctors orders and taking pain meds for YEARS, suddenly the doc cuts them off, and they end up in the hospital because of the withdrawal.
Sadly, down here in Ala. most people will not even consider medical marijuana.

Your comment about big pharma pushing the issue....I think you are correct, because all of sudden the issue is EVERYWEHRE, out of the blue.
And I am betting they have created one of their "non-opiate" pills just for the occasion.

btw....Generic Toradol and Tramadol, 2 of the non-opioids, has suddenly gone from 10.00 for 30 day script to 65.00.

And....my script happy doc has given me 3 refills, despite all the warnings about repeated use.
She most likely would not give me more than 1 script for an opioid, even tho they are less dangerous than the warnings on Toradol.