Highly recommend this article

[jlannspr]

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/jessica-grubb-obama_us_56f99db9e4b014d3fe23de54?cps=gravity_5043_-7031867660637908480&kvcommref=mostpopular

Sure hope the interventions mentioned here are true! This dad understands addiction to the core.

[Ben727]

Touching story about addiction, complete with the predictable outcome for the addict. Unfortunately, I don't agree with them suing the hospital one bit. The hospital didn't put 50 oxys into her arm, she did. If she never told them she was a former opiate addict and they had no record of it, that's on her, not them. Sounds to me like she relapsed the second she failed to disclose that fact.

Secondly, I also don't agree with any method of treating addiction other than full decriminalization and regulation. As long as we, as a society, treat addiction as something shameful or "morally wrong", we will continue to see addicts dying. And here's the hard truth no one comes out and says: There's a significant portion of the population that is 100% ok with addicts dying because they think addiction represents a moral failing.

[jlannspr]

This article brings it all to reality of how big a problem opiods have grown into. I also agree the doctor is not at fault, but a national monitoring system would be highly beneficial. If a person at any times asks to be placed on the "do not prescribe," has attended a rehab program, or any other flag then this list would be available nationally.

I work for a clinic for low-income people (we do not prescribe and do not house anything scheduled). There are several clinics like mine putting together policies to treat, wean, and help addicts.

I just wonder how much targeting in being done at the manufacturer level as well? Opiods are a big money maker for pharm companies, and minimal  warnings are given about their addictive nature.

[dominosarah]

I just read this article.  Such a loss for her family.
  
I do not agree with them in wanting to sue the hospital.  That doctor did not know she was an addict.  That is why we stress so much to be honest with our medical professionals.

It also showed that addiction doesnt discriminate.  She came from a good home and she had so much potential.  This is always such a tragedy~  May she RIP.

[gnarly_1]

Hi  thanks for the artical...it was a good read  the sad part about the whole bissness is opioids are killing 26000 people a year in this country  ... thats one every 19 min!!!!!  it has past even auto accidents for death to Americans  I seen the president on CNN today addressing it  the CDC just past new guild lines about prescribing it....my daughter blew out her knee and went to urgent care and they could no longer perscribe them in arizona  you have to see a surgeon or a pain management doctor...it is going to take weeks for her to get any relife for her knee but having gone threw it b/4  we both understand just how big this problem is...it keeps me on this forum  it has helped many get over this disease thanks again for bringing this to our attention..........Gnarly

[jlannspr]

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