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Any lawyers out there
Any lawyers out there? It should be a crime what some of these doctors are doing to people who come to them for help. Like a doctor who just cuts you off when you tell them you are dependent. They should at least be giving you enough to wean off like the drug company advices.
And who are these doctors that are perscribing suboxone for like a year! Like they don't know that is going to be a horrible addiction to quit. I am thinking the suboxone should maybe be done on an inpatient deal or daily going to the office or pharmacy to get it. It should be more controlled because it is so hard to come off of if you let yourself get addicted.
And methadone, well that just sounds plain old evil.
Isn't there some way to make these doctors responsible for some of the pain and suffering? Expenses in getting clean?
And who are these doctors that are perscribing suboxone for like a year! Like they don't know that is going to be a horrible addiction to quit. I am thinking the suboxone should maybe be done on an inpatient deal or daily going to the office or pharmacy to get it. It should be more controlled because it is so hard to come off of if you let yourself get addicted.
And methadone, well that just sounds plain old evil.
Isn't there some way to make these doctors responsible for some of the pain and suffering? Expenses in getting clean?
5 years ago I went to my doctor because both of my feet hurt/burn/sting constantly. I had been taking ibuprofen and tylenol to help with the pain but after awhile both of those quit working. I actually almost bled to death from taking so much ibuprofen.
The first visit to my doc he gave me 30 10/500 hyrdos and they worked GREAT! This went on for 5-6 months which is when I began to notice that just one pill a day was no longer working. I went back to the doc and he increased my script to 2 pills a day...you know the rest of the story from there.
My point is....the doc NEVER ONCE told me about the problems with this drug. Now I'm not totally STOOPID but before the first visit I had never had an experience with this type of drug and thought it litteraly was like ibuprofen only stronger.
Had he told me that within 30 days not only my body but my mind would be dependent I can honestly say I would have rejected the pills. One night I was driving home..approx 3am..and was very tired and my feet were also hurting. I thought "I'll take a pill and at least the pain will go away." After taking the pill I had more energy than I knew what to do with...I could have driven all the way to Las Vegas I felt so good. That was the worst thing that could have happened to me.
Over the past 4 years I have seen over 10 doctors for several different problems..all pain related and all legit. Not one doctor EVER mentioned the dangers of these pain meds but all of them gladly gave me a script.
The other side to the story is I am very glad that these things exist. 3 years ago I had 3 very serious surgeries (colon rescetion, gall bladder removed and had 2 ulcurs closed ) and without the pain pills I would not have made it after the procedures. I do take full responsibility for my problem now as i rely on them to get me through the day.
Both side need to take responsibility. Can you imagine how many stories doctors hear each and every day from addicts?
The first visit to my doc he gave me 30 10/500 hyrdos and they worked GREAT! This went on for 5-6 months which is when I began to notice that just one pill a day was no longer working. I went back to the doc and he increased my script to 2 pills a day...you know the rest of the story from there.
My point is....the doc NEVER ONCE told me about the problems with this drug. Now I'm not totally STOOPID but before the first visit I had never had an experience with this type of drug and thought it litteraly was like ibuprofen only stronger.
Had he told me that within 30 days not only my body but my mind would be dependent I can honestly say I would have rejected the pills. One night I was driving home..approx 3am..and was very tired and my feet were also hurting. I thought "I'll take a pill and at least the pain will go away." After taking the pill I had more energy than I knew what to do with...I could have driven all the way to Las Vegas I felt so good. That was the worst thing that could have happened to me.
Over the past 4 years I have seen over 10 doctors for several different problems..all pain related and all legit. Not one doctor EVER mentioned the dangers of these pain meds but all of them gladly gave me a script.
The other side to the story is I am very glad that these things exist. 3 years ago I had 3 very serious surgeries (colon rescetion, gall bladder removed and had 2 ulcurs closed ) and without the pain pills I would not have made it after the procedures. I do take full responsibility for my problem now as i rely on them to get me through the day.
Both side need to take responsibility. Can you imagine how many stories doctors hear each and every day from addicts?
Lawyers are border line human so having "guts" is questionable! "I luve lucky", if a doc is giving you a narc i.e. sub based on a "telephone consultation", hence the $100.00 fee, it should be exactly that, a true consultation via the telephone rather than an in house visit. If he said nothing other than send me a check, contact the state board and file a complaint.
What amazes me, or perhaps, what I see to be a pretty basic concept is filing complaints with the AMA, the State, the hospital where the docs have privilages, the clinic where they practice, also for blatant malpractice contact your local news agencies, press and television, they love these kind of stories.
Think about the education and dedication and expense it takes to be a doctor. Look at how much they are paying for malpractice insurance , it is absolutely ridiculous. it is so very simple to file a complaint against a doc, and it doesn't take an attorney to file the paper work. You have people complaining they can't get enough pain meds cuz docs are paraniod about addiction and potential abusers, the other end of the spectrum you have patients saying the docs basically gave them unlimited drugs and caused their addiction.
IMO I am responsible for what I put in my body, and to find out what the benefits or the reprocussions may be while taking the drug, if a doc can't tell me that, I would be pretty worried about his capabilities.
With Sub treatment, if you have a doc holding you hostage, document your doc's errors and get on the phone with the authorities. AND last but not least change your health care provider. These people pay unreasonable mal prac insurance premiums, the last thing they want is a report against them or an incident that will raise those rates, most can barely afford the insurance as it is.......
There are alot of avenues available to you for poor medical treatment, without having to worry about the monies to hire an attorney. For blatant malpractise, an attorney will jump all over that and not charge you a dime, obviously just 33% of your settlement. One of the reasons they have the name of "ambulance chasers". A clinic getting you addicted to Sub or Meth and then cutting you off unless you pay more money, please check with the AG of your state and I'm sure they will give you the name of an atty in your area that will take the case for free. Get our your phone book and call go down the list until you find an atty that will take the case for no up front fees. Not offering any "attorney advise" but holding you hostage is 100% illegal. I also would contact the federal authorities as those docs are acting no more or less than your corner drug dealer.
You cant have a "civil case" unless you sue the manufacturer as that is the only common thread. You cant have a class action suit against multilple states and various docs with no commonality, so only suboxone or whatever drug manufacturer you feel the doc has mis-prescribed would fall under class action status.
What amazes me, or perhaps, what I see to be a pretty basic concept is filing complaints with the AMA, the State, the hospital where the docs have privilages, the clinic where they practice, also for blatant malpractice contact your local news agencies, press and television, they love these kind of stories.
Think about the education and dedication and expense it takes to be a doctor. Look at how much they are paying for malpractice insurance , it is absolutely ridiculous. it is so very simple to file a complaint against a doc, and it doesn't take an attorney to file the paper work. You have people complaining they can't get enough pain meds cuz docs are paraniod about addiction and potential abusers, the other end of the spectrum you have patients saying the docs basically gave them unlimited drugs and caused their addiction.
IMO I am responsible for what I put in my body, and to find out what the benefits or the reprocussions may be while taking the drug, if a doc can't tell me that, I would be pretty worried about his capabilities.
With Sub treatment, if you have a doc holding you hostage, document your doc's errors and get on the phone with the authorities. AND last but not least change your health care provider. These people pay unreasonable mal prac insurance premiums, the last thing they want is a report against them or an incident that will raise those rates, most can barely afford the insurance as it is.......
There are alot of avenues available to you for poor medical treatment, without having to worry about the monies to hire an attorney. For blatant malpractise, an attorney will jump all over that and not charge you a dime, obviously just 33% of your settlement. One of the reasons they have the name of "ambulance chasers". A clinic getting you addicted to Sub or Meth and then cutting you off unless you pay more money, please check with the AG of your state and I'm sure they will give you the name of an atty in your area that will take the case for free. Get our your phone book and call go down the list until you find an atty that will take the case for no up front fees. Not offering any "attorney advise" but holding you hostage is 100% illegal. I also would contact the federal authorities as those docs are acting no more or less than your corner drug dealer.
You cant have a "civil case" unless you sue the manufacturer as that is the only common thread. You cant have a class action suit against multilple states and various docs with no commonality, so only suboxone or whatever drug manufacturer you feel the doc has mis-prescribed would fall under class action status.
I surely am responsible for my addiction. (although doctors helped me along with that) but I don't appreciate someone being in the medical field whom I wanted to depend on to help with my addiction....and profitting on it and taking advantage of my problem so he can get in his Cancun vacation.
The oath says do no harm and most of them are failing that. We are responsible for our addiction not the docs, they just profit fom it. Like the docs who have you on sub forever.
This is what i am getting at. The doctors that treat you once you are addicted.
There is no argument that we are all responsible for our addictions. But the doctors in most cases are not helping , they are just making it worse. I am just thinking that maybe a really huge court case that gets a lot of coverage could maybe turn things around.
Something has to be done. There are way too many people going through this. And not getting the help they need. This being thrown into cold turkey is so traumatic.
I just think it would be cool if there was a lawyer with "guts" enough to make a stand.
There is no argument that we are all responsible for our addictions. But the doctors in most cases are not helping , they are just making it worse. I am just thinking that maybe a really huge court case that gets a lot of coverage could maybe turn things around.
Something has to be done. There are way too many people going through this. And not getting the help they need. This being thrown into cold turkey is so traumatic.
I just think it would be cool if there was a lawyer with "guts" enough to make a stand.
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