[tenthirteen]

While one has empathy for the genuine patient who has pain and needs these meds for pain control, it should be noted that some, and by no means not all, of these patients are conniving, cunning drug seekers who manipulate these doctors to get their pills. I have heard some of these folks trade info regarding doctors, as to how to contrive to get Oxy's, xanax, benzo's and other drugs, what to say and how to act. Their goal in life is to score the drug. They are not, in my opinion, as innocent as this article makes them seem.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Have you ever been in chronic high pain?

It steals your life.

[elmer fudd]

While one has empathy for the genuine patient who has pain and needs these meds for pain control, it should be noted that some, and by no means not all, of these patients are conniving, cunning drug seekers who manipulate these doctors to get their pills. I have heard some of these folks trade info regarding doctors, as to how to contrive to get Oxy's, xanax, benzo's and other drugs, what to say and how to act. Their goal in life is to score the drug. They are not, in my opinion, as innocent as this article makes them seem.

Honestly, who cares? So some junky manages to score some prescription drugs. It really has no impact at all on my life and only the addict is responsible for or can confront his addiction. On the other hand we all know someone at some point who is in chronic pain and needs relief, (it may even turn out to be ourselves), and I'd much rather err on the side of the suffering getting the medication they need.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The current way of validating these "real" cases (i.e. the patient commits suicide in despair) leaves much to be desired.

[DB]

Fine, prosecute them, not the doctor that is simply trying to help his patents.

The law needs to be clear on what is and is not illegal.

For the government to step in and arbitrarily decide that the doctor crossed the line and then send him/her to prison is not okay. Even if the doctor wins he/she is likely financially destroyed.