[airborne]

Take this with a skeptical mind.....

I spoke with one of my doctors regarding the current opioid problem here in Pennsylvania.

She said a large part of it was her superior’ attitude.

They were telling her that if a patient came to her in pain, why would she deny them relief. That if she could help a patient feel better, she was obligated to prescribe medication that would help.

[dangerdoc]

I was old enough to resist this movement but there was a whole generation of docs trained with this philosophy.

[Noamie]

” They were telling her that if a patient came to her in pain, why would she deny them relief. That if she could help a patient feel better, she was obligated to prescribe medication that would help. “

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This is the general message that universities are now teaching; and have been teaching since about 2008. Plus, since ObamaCare, most people can’t afford actual research-based medical treatment, so you just “mask” the symptom instead. The Doctor gets paid and the patient “feels” better.

I honestly don’t think the addiction epidemic was on purpose. I think it was simply money-based (i.e., saving money). But a lot of people should have seen it coming.

Example: My NP family member saw this happening and wouldn’t participate. She was “asked” to leave one practice/group because she was taking too much time with patients and actually working to heal them without the use of pain killers. Her success rate for “non-returning” patients was the best out 84+ medical practitioners, including doctors, but that didn’t matter to the practice/group. She was costing too much money, per patient/time.