Any lawyers out there

[broknbck]

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?

[lady67]

I agree.  I know that I am an addict.  I also take full responsibility for my addiction, but I also think these doctors need to take some form of responsibility for what happened.  I am not taking about taking resp. for the addict who gets his pills from the street pharmacy, but the ones they prescribed the medicines for without explaining how easy it is to become addicted to these drugs.  I had never taken anything stronger than a tylenol when my doctor first prescribed narcotics.  Had he told me about the habit forming properties of the meds, it would have scared me to death and I honestly don't think I ever would have taken them.  Oh well, that is just water under the bridge now and I am just glad that part of my life is in the past where I hope it remains forever.

Susan

[10356]

My hubby and I were talking about this very thing I think sub should be done and over within a month but where is the money in that?? I also believe when the Dr. has you on pain meds for over a month your body is addicted they know this then when you say it out loud oh my time to cut you off good luck dealing with the after affects..Although I must say I have lucked out on my Dr. he knows I'm a addict knows my whole history all the way to being addicted to H but he supports me in being clean and he also supports me if I change my mind and cannot deal with the pain any longer.. He also works for a lg hmo so I don't know what I did to find him but i will hang on to him like a cougar. I've had my share of bad ones thats for sure...