A5. Yes I believe they are being conflated.
This is a 2005 narrative, shamelessly propped up in newspaper, TV & film media. #MedTraumaChat
This is a 2005 narrative, shamelessly propped up in newspaper, TV & film media. #MedTraumaChat
A5. 15 years ago, sure ERs were more liberal with pain med scripts than they should have been.
Rich people who could pay off doctors too. But it's 2018. Most deaths are due to heroin and/ or pills ordered online laced with fentanyl. #MedTraumaChat
Rich people who could pay off doctors too. But it's 2018. Most deaths are due to heroin and/ or pills ordered online laced with fentanyl. #MedTraumaChat
A5. But let's say they were correct. Why would restricting pills production and prescriptions still cause deaths from this so-called #opioidcrisis to rise? #MedTraumaChat
And since even the CDC knows this, why wouldn't they throw out this pain guideline nonsense?
cdc.gov/media/releases… #MedTraumaChat #opioidcrisis
cdc.gov/media/releases… #MedTraumaChat #opioidcrisis
A5. Also addicts should not be treated as criminals. It's a different kind of pain. Treat their addiction. #MedTraumaChat
A5. They could just monitor us closely instead of taking our medicine away. They could figure out how to treat our pain first. #MedTraumaChat
They could legalize/expand other treatments, like MMJ and physical therapy across the board, and cover them. #MedTraumaChat
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