Comments on: Senate Bill Seeks To Change Painkiller Prescriptions To Seven Days Or Less http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/senate-bill-seeks-to-change-painkiller-prescriptions-to-seven-days-or-less Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:45:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jen http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/senate-bill-seeks-to-change-painkiller-prescriptions-to-seven-days-or-less/comment-page-1#comment-352718 Jen Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:07:21 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=302287#comment-352718 This is ridiculous. If someone has exhausted all other ways to stay pain free and the only thing that helps is medication, leave them alone for Christ's sake. There are people who have chronic pain or are terminally ill. How the hell are they expected to get up and go to their doctor every 7 days, physically and financially?? I hope every one of you who is for this stupid ass bill is struck down with some horrible, painful diagnosis. And I hope that you have a hard ass time getting the medication you need. Yeah, I sound like a horrible person, but no more horrible than the people that are already wishing this on people that need medication now. This is ridiculous. If someone has exhausted all other ways to stay pain free and the only thing that helps is medication, leave them alone for Christ’s sake. There are people who have chronic pain or are terminally ill. How the hell are they expected to get up and go to their doctor every 7 days, physically and financially?? I hope every one of you who is for this stupid ass bill is struck down with some horrible, painful diagnosis. And I hope that you have a hard ass time getting the medication you need. Yeah, I sound like a horrible person, but no more horrible than the people that are already wishing this on people that need medication now.

]]> By: Tabby http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/senate-bill-seeks-to-change-painkiller-prescriptions-to-seven-days-or-less/comment-page-1#comment-352677 Tabby Thu, 26 Oct 2017 03:37:20 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=302287#comment-352677 @Retired; Yes it will, but to what tangible benefit ? To get half the pills off the street and burden the other half so much that they simply can't jump through all the hoops ? Way to go. Sounds like real positive progress there. And what do you suppose the addicts will do when half the street pills are gone ? Same thing they did when the pill mills got closed; turn to heroin and meth. It exploded since then and will doubly with this bill. Then again, I feel as if they may be trying to purposefully destroy our nation completely. They know what will happen. Everything is backwards now. Up is down, left is right. Conservative or liberal matters not. When it comes to destruction, their on the same page. Fifteen years ago, I'd call myself a conspiracy nut. There's too much crap from all sides. @Retired; Yes it will, but to what tangible benefit ? To get half the pills off the street and burden the other half so much that they simply can’t jump through all the hoops ? Way to go. Sounds like real positive progress there. And what do you suppose the addicts will do when half the street pills are gone ? Same thing they did when the pill mills got closed; turn to heroin and meth. It exploded since then and will doubly with this bill. Then again, I feel as if they may be trying to purposefully destroy our nation completely. They know what will happen. Everything is backwards now. Up is down, left is right. Conservative or liberal matters not. When it comes to destruction, their on the same page. Fifteen years ago, I’d call myself a conspiracy nut. There’s too much crap from all sides.

]]> By: Lynn http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/senate-bill-seeks-to-change-painkiller-prescriptions-to-seven-days-or-less/comment-page-1#comment-352636 Lynn Wed, 25 Oct 2017 17:36:03 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=302287#comment-352636 I am so tired of our government trying to control everything we do. People who are hooked on pain meds knew they were getting hooked and continued to take more. They didn't talk to their doctors and let them know they were having a problem, which they should have done. So now the people who try to do the right thing will be the ones who suffer. People who say this is a good thing the government is trying to do have never truly been in real pain. If you get in enough pain you will do anything to stop it. I think you will find people turning to alcohol and even in some cases suicide to stop their pain. But the government doesn't care about us, the old and poor. In the eyes of the government we are expendable. Sad but true. I am so tired of our government trying to control everything we do. People who are hooked on pain meds knew they were getting hooked and continued to take more. They didn’t talk to their doctors and let them know they were having a problem, which they should have done. So now the people who try to do the right thing will be the ones who suffer. People who say this is a good thing the government is trying to do have never truly been in real pain. If you get in enough pain you will do anything to stop it. I think you will find people turning to alcohol and even in some cases suicide to stop their pain. But the government doesn’t care about us, the old and poor. In the eyes of the government we are expendable. Sad but true.

]]> By: Northend resident http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/senate-bill-seeks-to-change-painkiller-prescriptions-to-seven-days-or-less/comment-page-1#comment-352587 Northend resident Wed, 25 Oct 2017 05:18:42 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=302287#comment-352587 This is rediculous! Follow the money trai! That will tell you why goverment wants to control pain medicine. You never hear goverment talking about concern over people taking illegal drugs or stopping drug dealers. I have taken many injections in my back ,physical therapy, tens units, surgery and spent thousands of dollars on surgery and tests. Done everything thing I have been asked to do by doctors. Unfortunately, the surgery, physical therapy and many many injections did not work. I have been told I just have to accept the pain I have to live with daily. The goverment doesnt care if we are in pain. Its all about the money. I had people in my family that died from cancer. Are they going to make a cancer patient go to dr every 3-7 days. Maybe one day the very people pushing for this bill will find out what it's really feels like to live in pain daily. This is rediculous! Follow the money trai! That will tell you why goverment wants to control pain medicine. You never hear goverment talking about concern over people taking illegal drugs or stopping drug dealers. I have taken many injections in my back ,physical therapy, tens units, surgery and spent thousands of dollars on surgery and tests. Done everything thing I have been asked to do by doctors. Unfortunately, the surgery, physical therapy and many many injections did not work. I have been told I just have to accept the pain I have to live with daily. The goverment doesnt care if we are in pain. Its all about the money. I had people in my family that died from cancer. Are they going to make a cancer patient go to dr every 3-7 days. Maybe one day the very people pushing for this bill will find out what it’s really feels like to live in pain daily.

]]> By: Randy http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/senate-bill-seeks-to-change-painkiller-prescriptions-to-seven-days-or-less/comment-page-1#comment-352581 Randy Wed, 25 Oct 2017 02:30:42 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=302287#comment-352581 The same argument holds with this as does guns. You cannot deny everyone guns because others misuse them and you should not deny chronic pain sufferers the proper medication for the same reasons. You will enrich the drug cartels, you will cause massive unnecessary pain and suffering. Simply put, you cannot make so many people suffer because of others inability to obey laws. You did this with cold medicine and it has not reduced the meth one bit. The same argument holds with this as does guns. You cannot deny everyone guns because others misuse them and you should not deny chronic pain sufferers the proper medication for the same reasons. You will enrich the drug cartels, you will cause massive unnecessary pain and suffering. Simply put, you cannot make so many people suffer because of others inability to obey laws. You did this with cold medicine and it has not reduced the meth one bit.

]]> By: R I Thompson http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/senate-bill-seeks-to-change-painkiller-prescriptions-to-seven-days-or-less/comment-page-1#comment-352579 R I Thompson Wed, 25 Oct 2017 01:57:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=302287#comment-352579 Please tellme this is not true ! I am 64 yearold with a dna mutation that causes severe bone and joint pain.Obviously there is no cure because it is a mutation ( heriditary )on the dna strand. 28 percent of the caucasion population of European desent carries this mutation. It is caused hemachromatosis or iron overload. I was diagnosed in 2008. I have tried unsuccessfully over the past years to find an alternative to pain medication. Unfortunatly this mutation causes all kinds of other maladys including chirrossis of the liver ( which I have) diabetes , heart problems , and many others. The iron absorbed through foods that are ingested store in the organs ...any organ..we do not metabolize iron ,or rid excess of iron from our bodies. Thus iron being a heavy metal stored in joints and tissues and organs ,causes severe pain. Opiods are the only thing that keeps me going, able to live a happy life. I have nnever abused my medication and do not mix with any other medications or alcohol....I do not drink.at all. The only tratment ...sndard treatment for this condition is bloodletting or phlebotomy on a frequent, regular badis to rid the body of excess iron. Ridding of iron does not however get rid of damage done to tissue ,joints and organs.. Please reconsider this bill and collect more data from citizens like me and others who desperatly nneed pain medications for medically approved ,real conditions . Thank you. ! Please tellme this is not true !
I am 64 yearold with a dna mutation that causes severe bone and joint pain.Obviously there is no cure because it is a mutation ( heriditary )on the dna strand.
28 percent of the caucasion population of European desent carries this mutation.
It is caused hemachromatosis or iron overload.
I was diagnosed in 2008.
I have tried unsuccessfully over the past years to find an alternative to pain medication.

Unfortunatly this mutation causes all kinds of other maladys including chirrossis of the liver ( which I have) diabetes , heart problems , and many others.
The iron absorbed through foods that are ingested store in the organs …any organ..we do not metabolize iron ,or rid excess of iron from our bodies.
Thus iron being a heavy metal stored in joints and tissues and organs ,causes severe pain.
Opiods are the only thing that keeps me going, able to live a happy life.
I have nnever abused my medication and do not mix with any other medications or alcohol….I do not drink.at all. The only tratment …sndard treatment for this condition is bloodletting or phlebotomy on a frequent, regular badis to rid the body of excess iron.
Ridding of iron does not however get rid of damage done to tissue ,joints and organs..
Please reconsider this bill and collect more data from citizens like me and others who desperatly nneed pain medications for medically approved ,real conditions . Thank you. !

]]> By: Mark http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/senate-bill-seeks-to-change-painkiller-prescriptions-to-seven-days-or-less/comment-page-1#comment-352574 Mark Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:22:38 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=302287#comment-352574 Medical problems are not all cut with the same cookie cutter. I am so tired of politicians making the choices that doctors should make. Medical problems are not all cut with the same cookie cutter. I am so tired of politicians making the choices that doctors should make.

]]> By: Jodie http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/senate-bill-seeks-to-change-painkiller-prescriptions-to-seven-days-or-less/comment-page-1#comment-352567 Jodie Tue, 24 Oct 2017 20:36:45 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=302287#comment-352567 So, now you're going to make me go to the doctor (at $50 a pop) every 7 days to get my pain meds. THIS IS NONSENSE!!!!! I can't afford to go to the doctor every 7 days and the people who really need pain meds to control their pain are going to suffer! OUR CONGRESS ACTUALLY THINKS THIS WILL STOP OVER DOSES. HAHAHA!!! You're just making it harder for the people that are in real pain. So, now you’re going to make me go to the doctor (at $50 a pop) every 7 days to get my pain meds. THIS IS NONSENSE!!!!! I can’t afford to go to the doctor every 7 days and the people who really need pain meds to control their pain are going to suffer! OUR CONGRESS ACTUALLY THINKS THIS WILL STOP OVER DOSES. HAHAHA!!! You’re just making it harder for the people that are in real pain.

]]> By: Russell http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/senate-bill-seeks-to-change-painkiller-prescriptions-to-seven-days-or-less/comment-page-1#comment-352560 Russell Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:00:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=302287#comment-352560 I'm in pain management for an back issues that are too far gone no doctor so far will attempt surgery my insurance covers one pain script per month and we are barely making it financially I have 3 sons whom always want daddy doing something...what I supposed to tell them....sorry boys daddy gotta lay around and cry next 3 weeks till I can get drugs to spend time with you...hmmm... seriously some people are on this medicine for good reason and most that overdose are just dope heads that will just get high on next drug regardless so stop trying to punish medical world...and unfortunately let the irresponsible dopers weed themselves out they will either learn hard way or die trying but there is no true way to stop people from doing bad stuff other then the attempt to educate....period I’m in pain management for an back issues that are too far gone no doctor so far will attempt surgery my insurance covers one pain script per month and we are barely making it financially I have 3 sons whom always want daddy doing something…what I supposed to tell them….sorry boys daddy gotta lay around and cry next 3 weeks till I can get drugs to spend time with you…hmmm… seriously some people are on this medicine for good reason and most that overdose are just dope heads that will just get high on next drug regardless so stop trying to punish medical world…and unfortunately let the irresponsible dopers weed themselves out they will either learn hard way or die trying but there is no true way to stop people from doing bad stuff other then the attempt to educate….period

]]> By: B Sullivan http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/senate-bill-seeks-to-change-painkiller-prescriptions-to-seven-days-or-less/comment-page-1#comment-352559 B Sullivan Tue, 24 Oct 2017 18:14:14 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=302287#comment-352559 Another attempt by the Govt to run Medicine,what happens to all the folks who depend on these Meds to survive each day due to Chronic pain etc etc,maybe they should worry about Illegal drugs,Gangs and Guns not prescription Meds! Another attempt by the Govt to run Medicine,what happens to all the folks who depend on these Meds to survive each day due to Chronic pain etc etc,maybe they should worry about Illegal drugs,Gangs and Guns not prescription Meds!

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