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I just need to vent a bit...lol..all those RX sub abuse ads
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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 548730" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>There are always two sides to every story and while I understand prescription pain medications for chronic pain relief and would never put those people in the category of drug addicts, misuse of prescription drugs is a very serious problem. Just look at Scioto County in Southern Ohio for a classic example.</p><p></p><p>"The county has seen a 360 percent increase in accidental drug-overdose deaths and has the highest hepatitis C rate in Ohio, a rate that has nearly quadrupled in the past five years, thanks to junkies who are shooting up. If Scioto County is the center of prescription drug abuse in Ohio, then the eye of the hurricane is a stretch of Ohio River Road in Wheelersburg, a tiny burg a 15-minute drive outside the county seat of Portsmouth. On the unassuming retail stretch chock-full of gas stations, restaurants and hotels sits a trio of barely marked pain clinics a few minutes' drive from one another. "</p><p></p><p>Just google Scioto County and you will see the scope of the problem. There is no hiding the fact that treatment centers are seeing a huge increase in the number of clients who enter for misuse of prescription drugs. It was heartbreaking to hear the stories of people who began taking pain pills for a back ailment or who tried oxy at a party and became hooked and went on to street drugs. </p><p></p><p>I understand that pain, anxiety, depression medications are lifesavers. I also sit on the other side of this issue and see the tremendous toll it takes on people's lives. At the heart of it are unscupulous pain centers and doctors who prescribe these medications to patients who should not have them. I don't think anyone has an issue with patients who needs these drugs to manage real chronic pain or for a dying patient to ease their pain and suffering.</p><p></p><p>But sitting where I am, I will not stop talking about the misuse of these drugs and the potential for them to fall into the wrong hands. It's a discussion that is long overdue. Please don't shoot the messenger. Unless you walk in the shoes of a drug addict's family you don't understand the other side.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 548730, member: 59"] There are always two sides to every story and while I understand prescription pain medications for chronic pain relief and would never put those people in the category of drug addicts, misuse of prescription drugs is a very serious problem. Just look at Scioto County in Southern Ohio for a classic example. "The county has seen a 360 percent increase in accidental drug-overdose deaths and has the highest hepatitis C rate in Ohio, a rate that has nearly quadrupled in the past five years, thanks to junkies who are shooting up. If Scioto County is the center of prescription drug abuse in Ohio, then the eye of the hurricane is a stretch of Ohio River Road in Wheelersburg, a tiny burg a 15-minute drive outside the county seat of Portsmouth. On the unassuming retail stretch chock-full of gas stations, restaurants and hotels sits a trio of barely marked pain clinics a few minutes' drive from one another. " Just google Scioto County and you will see the scope of the problem. There is no hiding the fact that treatment centers are seeing a huge increase in the number of clients who enter for misuse of prescription drugs. It was heartbreaking to hear the stories of people who began taking pain pills for a back ailment or who tried oxy at a party and became hooked and went on to street drugs. I understand that pain, anxiety, depression medications are lifesavers. I also sit on the other side of this issue and see the tremendous toll it takes on people's lives. At the heart of it are unscupulous pain centers and doctors who prescribe these medications to patients who should not have them. I don't think anyone has an issue with patients who needs these drugs to manage real chronic pain or for a dying patient to ease their pain and suffering. But sitting where I am, I will not stop talking about the misuse of these drugs and the potential for them to fall into the wrong hands. It's a discussion that is long overdue. Please don't shoot the messenger. Unless you walk in the shoes of a drug addict's family you don't understand the other side. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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