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22. yes, emergency room physicians are very paranoid about people chasing opiates

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 08:34 PM

Apr 2017

whether by faking an injury, milking a minor injury, or actually deliberately injuring yourself, people apparently do such things and then go to the e.r. hoping for a few opiates.

i guess the idea is that they don't know your history like your regular doc might so they might.

so out of paranoia they just assume everyone's an addict.

when i was got my emt training i did 10 hours in the e.r. among other things, i watched them set a teenager's broken arm. they game him absolutely nothing for the pain, only versed, which blocks transfer of short-term memories to long-term.

i.e., they made him scream his poor little head off while they repeatedly manipulated his broken arm, but he didn't remember anything 10 minutes later, so, hey, no problem, right?

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Physicians have lost their minds [View all] Drahthaardogs Apr 2017 OP

This is the future and if we have a future, which is doubtful, this is frightening. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #1

Unfortunately, overprescription caused an opioid epidemic--those intentionally injure themselves. TheBlackAdder Apr 2017 #71

+1 n/t okieinpain Apr 2017 #80

i just finished this video and john oliver needs to okieinpain Apr 2017 #81

Get a new doctor. triron Apr 2017 #2

It was ER. Drahthaardogs Apr 2017 #4

no but I believe it! I have injured ribs falling while jogging on a trail-- triron Apr 2017 #10

Hopefully tomorrow Drahthaardogs Apr 2017 #17

OMG! I can't imagine. I just recovered from a broken and dislocated shoulder woodsprite Apr 2017 #19

After every surgery the doctors prescribed opiods to me csziggy Apr 2017 #33

yes, emergency room physicians are very paranoid about people chasing opiates unblock Apr 2017 #22

That Sounds itcfish Apr 2017 #67

I wonder what they would do with me. Mariana Apr 2017 #68

probably give you a rolled-up towel to bite down on.... unblock Apr 2017 #77

Some have, some haven't. It depends on a lot of things. RedWedge Apr 2017 #3

That's crazy...you prescribe based on the injury. Cattledog Apr 2017 #5

No, ER. Drahthaardogs Apr 2017 #8

If the pain is unbearable I would go to your Doc Cattledog Apr 2017 #16

They haven't lost their minds. former9thward Apr 2017 #6

No, this is Pete Sessions using the DEA to crack down on people he doesn't like Warpy Apr 2017 #24

The cheer leading for the personal injury crowd goes on. former9thward Apr 2017 #35

Not all of us can be born in the invincible crowd like you n/t kcr Apr 2017 #38

GOP talking point. Personal injury lawyers defend against corporate overreach sharedvalues Apr 2017 #52

I pretend mere disagreement with my opinions is simple "cheer-leading" as well... LanternWaste Apr 2017 #58

that's quite unlikely in the case of e.r. treatment. you'd only prescribe a day or two's worth. unblock Apr 2017 #25

Right wing talking-point hogwash kcr Apr 2017 #37

Can you identify a suit of this type? jberryhill Apr 2017 #56

Sure, but not to your satisfaction. former9thward Apr 2017 #65

Price of letting lawyers run wild? Very low. Cicada Apr 2017 #92

That is a shameless right wing talking point. Whiskeytide Apr 2017 #99

or for allowing the "war on drugs" to run wild. nt TheFrenchRazor Apr 2017 #105

Get some red vein Kratom superpatriotman Apr 2017 #7

Interesting point. BigDemVoter Apr 2017 #9

Have you seen the studies on knee arthritis and tylenol? Drahthaardogs Apr 2017 #12

Before I got my knees replaced opiods did nothing for the bone on bone pain csziggy Apr 2017 #34

That is exactly the reason I avoid opioids. pnwmom Apr 2017 #47

I had that reaction to Demerol years ago... k8conant Apr 2017 #51

I call them my "stupid pills" since they make me so dopey csziggy Apr 2017 #63

People have different reactions. Mariana Apr 2017 #89

Good for you guys but other people need them for chronic pain. I can't stand the indifference to anneboleyn Apr 2017 #95

I do understand the need for pain treatment csziggy Apr 2017 #97

Codeine is an outmoded drug Sgent Apr 2017 #78

I sure was grateful for it when I had a series of tooth abcesses Crunchy Frog Apr 2017 #96

I have never had it work for a simple headache get the red out Apr 2017 #87

America's healthcare system walkingman Apr 2017 #11

I dislocated a shoulder as a teenager malaise Apr 2017 #13

I broke my shoulder and had to take opioids for a short while but was allergic and broke into hives. kerry-is-my-prez Apr 2017 #14

I'm now on a contract with pee tests for a drug I've been on for 10 years Warpy Apr 2017 #15

I've seen it hyped on here as well. Many people need these meds for pain. NOT everyone is an addict. grossproffit Apr 2017 #20

Dependence and addiction are different phenomena Warpy Apr 2017 #21

Me, too, on the pain meds contract. Shrike47 Apr 2017 #91

Booze and Weed sarcasmo Apr 2017 #18

Be thankful the redumbliCONs are not in charge. You probably would democratisphere Apr 2017 #23

Don't even get me started on this "Reefer Madness" retread. Coventina Apr 2017 #26

My husband fractured some ribs a few weeks back and got an Rx for Tramadol at immediate care Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #27

You might see about getting medical marijuana, which mostly does not Blue Meany Apr 2017 #28

In my personal experience, THC is quite effective for pain. eShirl Apr 2017 #31

I requested a 2-3 day Rx after oral surgery a few months ago. Ilsa Apr 2017 #29

That's about the only thing I ever used them for bhikkhu Apr 2017 #30

My dentist (specialist) wouldn't give me any after a root canal surgery Sgent Apr 2017 #79

That's what you get when you have Rethugs in charge. clementine613 Apr 2017 #32

Unfortunately, this situation predates the most recent election. Crunchy Frog Apr 2017 #46

Granted, it does... clementine613 Apr 2017 #53

That's horrific Meowmee Apr 2017 #36

Yes. I learned about that 2 years ago, when I got a kidney stone. Crunchy Frog Apr 2017 #39

Jesus, a kidney stone? kcr Apr 2017 #41

3 hours screaming in an ER cubicle, being treated worse than an animal. Crunchy Frog Apr 2017 #48

I've been taking opiods 3-5x daily since Jan. They always underprescribe. aikoaiko Apr 2017 #40

Go find one who'll give you opiates then. linuxman Apr 2017 #42

The ER really is not the place to get a decent script anymore Egnever Apr 2017 #43

Is that the same as having an arm come out of a socket? That used to happen to my father pnwmom Apr 2017 #44

my son was puking from the pain of his spleen sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #45

My Dr. retired and sent me to another, new doc said no opiates at all anymore. Hamlette Apr 2017 #49

OMG! loyalsister Apr 2017 #50

I lost my doctor over this exboyfil Apr 2017 #54

"I strongly doubt he was taking kick backs" jberryhill Apr 2017 #57

In the three years listed exboyfil Apr 2017 #62

The addicts have ruined it for the people with bona fide pain. Tylenol is worthless IMO. Vinca Apr 2017 #55

The addicts didn't ruin it. Mariana Apr 2017 #70

I was standing in line at CVS at about 6:30pm last night. Coventina Apr 2017 #72

Funny how they never tell us Mariana Apr 2017 #74

Exactly. Why not call it alcohol overdose? n/t Coventina Apr 2017 #75

You think the abusers will just use at regular dosages. That's cute Lee-Lee Apr 2017 #76

I don't think abusers will just use at regular dosages. Mariana Apr 2017 #84

Most prescription abusers know exactly what dose they are getting Lee-Lee Apr 2017 #90

I was prescribed hydrocodone for kidney stones last year through the local urgent Luciferous Apr 2017 #59

They've been this way for a while Bettie Apr 2017 #60

First kidney stone I went to the ER, eventually got morphine. AngryAmish Apr 2017 #69

I have been in chronic pain for over twenty years.... usedtobedemgurl Apr 2017 #61

When I had necrosis of my upper femurs, before 2 total hip replacements, MoonRiver Apr 2017 #64

Even if you have a history of substance addiction, you should get something adequate Lil Missy Apr 2017 #66

And in most states medical MJ workinclasszero Apr 2017 #73

I've had 13 surgeries MFM008 Apr 2017 #82

If you have a medical cannabis recommendation in CA, Drs aren't allowed to prescribe opiates for you MindPilot Apr 2017 #83

I can't handle opioids Dem2 Apr 2017 #85

Too many people are getting addicted to them HockeyMom Apr 2017 #86

I think you need a new dentist. Coventina Apr 2017 #88

The rabid reefer madness re:opioids (the new "war on drugs") hurts legitimate patients. People who anneboleyn Apr 2017 #93

Thank you! Would you consider making this an OP? Coventina Apr 2017 #94

Wish I could rec your post. Crunchy Frog Apr 2017 #102

suicide rate skyrockets for people with chronic pain CountAllVotes Apr 2017 #104

There's been a huge crackdown due to widespread abuse... Blue_Tires Apr 2017 #98

I had shingles a couple of years ago ellie Apr 2017 #100

Find another physician. YOHABLO Apr 2017 #101

Horrible! CountAllVotes Apr 2017 #103

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