Comments on: Florida Lawmakers Hear Grim Picture Of Opiod Epidemic http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/florida-lawmakers-hear-grim-picture-of-opiod-epidemic Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:33:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Barry http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/florida-lawmakers-hear-grim-picture-of-opiod-epidemic/comment-page-1#comment-351902 Barry Thu, 12 Oct 2017 19:23:29 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=300960#comment-351902 It's amazing that you hear about the 100 people in the US that die each day, but you don't hear about the thousands of people who take their pain meds responsibly. The news media only reports the bad. Good news is boring, and no one wants to hear about it. Watch the news tonight and see. There won't be anything good mentioned. The only way we pain sufferers will ever be considered, is to bombard our politicians with emails and phone calls. It’s amazing that you hear about the 100 people in the US that die each day, but you don’t hear about the thousands of people who take their pain meds responsibly. The news media only reports the bad. Good news is boring, and no one wants to hear about it. Watch the news tonight and see. There won’t be anything good mentioned. The only way we pain sufferers will ever be considered, is to bombard our politicians with emails and phone calls.

]]> By: lynn http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/florida-lawmakers-hear-grim-picture-of-opiod-epidemic/comment-page-1#comment-351877 lynn Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:36:24 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=300960#comment-351877 Thank you North Escambia for adding my comments. I was being impatient. I don't take my pain meds on a regular basis. I take them when no OTC will help, when hot showers or baths won't help or just lying down to relieve stress will not help and I just can't stand it anymore. There has to be a better way than to make people suffer. If I had a lot of money I would be able to have more options but I don't. People who live with chronic pain fill isolated from everyone because they stay by themselves a lot because of their pain. It never ends. People don't want to hear about your pain. They don't understand at all. So now what? What do we do? You are going to take the only relief I have away. I have had nerve blocks and physical therapy. The only relief I have is pain meds. I refuse to have surgery. I have to work to have insurance and take care of myself. I have almost lost my job because of the amount of time I have taken off. The doctors say I need to be on disability. But I have no way of doing that either. Who will pay the bills? It takes to long to get on disability and I would prefer not too anyway. So go a head take it away. I pray God gets me through. Thank you North Escambia for adding my comments. I was being impatient. I don’t take my pain meds on a regular basis. I take them when no OTC will help, when hot showers or baths won’t help or just lying down to relieve stress will not help and I just can’t stand it anymore. There has to be a better way than to make people suffer. If I had a lot of money I would be able to have more options but I don’t. People who live with chronic pain fill isolated from everyone because they stay by themselves a lot because of their pain. It never ends. People don’t want to hear about your pain. They don’t understand at all. So now what? What do we do? You are going to take the only relief I have away. I have had nerve blocks and physical therapy. The only relief I have is pain meds. I refuse to have surgery. I have to work to have insurance and take care of myself. I have almost lost my job because of the amount of time I have taken off. The doctors say I need to be on disability. But I have no way of doing that either. Who will pay the bills? It takes to long to get on disability and I would prefer not too anyway. So go a head take it away. I pray God gets me through.

]]> By: Opinion http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/florida-lawmakers-hear-grim-picture-of-opiod-epidemic/comment-page-1#comment-351818 Opinion Wed, 11 Oct 2017 21:49:03 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=300960#comment-351818 It seems to me if people want to do drugs and over dose they make that decision, it is like a rattlesnake, you knew what it was when you picked it up. Legalize it and let them kill themselves if that is their choice in life.it doesn't have to be, they did it to themselves. Let doctors prescribe pain meds to people in pain. Patients should regulate it and take it like it is needed If families do not want to be affected by drug abusing family members lock the door and tell them to hit the road. If they are homeless and on the streets well that is what their choices made for their life. They had Paregoric and home remedies laced with heroin back in the day and it helped out many a housewife and family Prohibition doesn't work and the makers of Narcan are trying to profit from it on taxpayers dime. again claiming the victim mentality that is so popular these days. If you decide to take an addictive substance and you become addicted..oh well sucks to be you. It seems to me if people want to do drugs and over dose they make that decision, it is like a rattlesnake, you knew what it was when you picked it up.

Legalize it and let them kill themselves if that is their choice in life.it doesn’t have to be, they did it to themselves.

Let doctors prescribe pain meds to people in pain. Patients should regulate it and take it like it is needed

If families do not want to be affected by drug abusing family members lock the door and tell them to hit the road.

If they are homeless and on the streets well that is what their choices made for their life.

They had Paregoric and home remedies laced with heroin back in the day and it helped out many a housewife and family

Prohibition doesn’t work and the makers of Narcan are trying to profit from it on taxpayers dime. again claiming the victim mentality that is so popular these days.

If you decide to take an addictive substance and you become addicted..oh well sucks to be you.

]]> By: Cathy http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/florida-lawmakers-hear-grim-picture-of-opiod-epidemic/comment-page-1#comment-351812 Cathy Wed, 11 Oct 2017 20:33:36 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=300960#comment-351812 I worked in Pain Management for 15 yrs. I like the fact the things are changing with Opiod . When you have patients whom count the days and times before next refill this a problem, there does need to be stiffer guidelines on Opoids and prescribing. many of the Opiods end up on the street or in teenagers hands. We need to cut down on the death rate of Opiods overdose 100 per day in the USA this is so sad..New guidelines,should include insurance authorization for MRI and injections and physical therapy, pain physiologist ,maybe yoga or gym membership.to help control the pain. Opiods for chronic pain should be given for cancer patients or terminal patients only I worked in Pain Management for 15 yrs. I like the fact the things are changing with Opiod . When you have patients whom count the days and times before next refill
this a problem, there does need to be stiffer guidelines on Opoids and prescribing.
many of the Opiods end up on the street or in teenagers hands.

We need to cut down on the death rate of Opiods overdose 100 per day in the USA this is so sad..New guidelines,should include insurance authorization for MRI and injections and physical therapy, pain physiologist ,maybe yoga or gym membership.to help control the pain.
Opiods for chronic pain should be given for cancer patients or terminal patients only

]]> By: Old user http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/florida-lawmakers-hear-grim-picture-of-opiod-epidemic/comment-page-1#comment-351805 Old user Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:54:21 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=300960#comment-351805 Methadone and suboxone is worse than it all nothing but a legal dope slinger, why can't everybody just try medical marijuana it all be happy place. Plus community benefits for sales increase on food. Methadone and suboxone is worse than it all nothing but a legal dope slinger, why can’t everybody just try medical marijuana it all be happy place. Plus community benefits for sales increase on food.

]]> By: anne 1of2 http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/florida-lawmakers-hear-grim-picture-of-opiod-epidemic/comment-page-1#comment-351793 anne 1of2 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 14:17:19 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=300960#comment-351793 Has anyone noticed Puerto Rico isn't stacked with dead bodies from not taking a prescribed drug? It's all about money. Has anyone noticed Puerto Rico isn’t stacked with dead bodies from not taking a prescribed drug? It’s all about money.

]]> By: lynn http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/florida-lawmakers-hear-grim-picture-of-opiod-epidemic/comment-page-1#comment-351791 lynn Wed, 11 Oct 2017 14:08:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=300960#comment-351791 Why didn't you put my response in? What was wrong with it? Because I hoped the people making these decision hurt as bad as I do for the rest of their lives? Why didn’t you put my response in? What was wrong with it? Because I hoped the people making these decision hurt as bad as I do for the rest of their lives?

]]> By: sisterofuser http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/florida-lawmakers-hear-grim-picture-of-opiod-epidemic/comment-page-1#comment-351786 sisterofuser Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:34:58 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=300960#comment-351786 As the sister of a highly addicted person, who is currently taking Suboxone, it is not the magical drug to make you not want any other drugs. This drug is taken to get high, I was told its much better than oxycodone. It is legal and after the first month, medicade.... tax dollars, pay for it. At a cost of around $400.00 monthly. wake up America.....This affects almost every person alive. I don't have an addiction, because I was educated on what drugs can and will do to a person., just like the rest of America . Is it right I have to work and pay taxes so people that choose to use drugs can get state benefits and stay high on my dollar. As the sister of a highly addicted person, who is currently taking Suboxone, it is not the magical drug to make you not want any other drugs. This drug is taken to get high, I was told its much better than oxycodone. It is legal and after the first month, medicade…. tax dollars, pay for it. At a cost of around $400.00 monthly. wake up America…..This affects almost every person alive. I don’t have an addiction, because I was educated on what drugs can and will do to a person., just like the rest of America . Is it right I have to work and pay taxes so people that choose to use drugs can get state benefits and stay high on my dollar.

]]> By: Lynn http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/florida-lawmakers-hear-grim-picture-of-opiod-epidemic/comment-page-1#comment-351785 Lynn Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:17:46 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=300960#comment-351785 I would like to say it is so unfair that people with real pain have to suffer because people choose to abuse their pain meds. We are the ones who pay for their bad choices. The knew they were getting addicted but chose not to do anything but take more. They could have spoke with their doctors about this but chose not to. So now because of all these bad choices I will continue to suffer because it is almost impossible to get any pain relief legally anymore. The doctor makes you jump threw hoops of physical therapy that out of pocket cost $60 a week, that is $240 a month. I don't even make $15 a hour. I can't afford it but if I don't do this then I can't get my meds. Now they want to make it were chronic pain sufferers can only get 7 days of meds? Now with copays I will have to see my doctor every 7 days? That another $80 a month. That is $320 a month. This is so wrong! I hope all these people making these decisions hurt every day of their lives and can get no help. I would like to say it is so unfair that people with real pain have to suffer because people choose to abuse their pain meds. We are the ones who pay for their bad choices. The knew they were getting addicted but chose not to do anything but take more. They could have spoke with their doctors about this but chose not to. So now because of all these bad choices I will continue to suffer because it is almost impossible to get any pain relief legally anymore. The doctor makes you jump threw hoops of physical therapy that out of pocket cost $60 a week, that is $240 a month. I don’t even make $15 a hour. I can’t afford it but if I don’t do this then I can’t get my meds. Now they want to make it were chronic pain sufferers can only get 7 days of meds? Now with copays I will have to see my doctor every 7 days? That another $80 a month. That is $320 a month. This is so wrong! I hope all these people making these decisions hurt every day of their lives and can get no help.

]]> By: Wth http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/florida-lawmakers-hear-grim-picture-of-opiod-epidemic/comment-page-1#comment-351783 Wth Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:55:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=300960#comment-351783 Treatment ??? Methadone and suboxone Why are they still on these drugs 3-10 years later Rehab aka methadone clinics are packed everyday . Looks like to me opioids are gateway drug to methadone and suboxone ! Legalized drug dealing ! Treatment ??? Methadone and suboxone
Why are they still on these drugs 3-10 years later
Rehab aka methadone clinics are packed everyday .
Looks like to me opioids are gateway drug to methadone and suboxone !
Legalized drug dealing !

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