After hundreds of chronic pain patients begged the Drug Enforcement Administration to reconsider its proposed cuts to opioid production, the agency toldcuts
These cuts should have no bearing on the decisions made by caregivers and their"legitimate pain patients," according to the DEA.from a flurry of recent federal policies aimed at culling illegal abuse of the drugs, but it's not clear which policy, if any, is at fault for their reported lack of access.
The DEA"does not regulate the practice of medicine. We do not get between a doctor and his or her patient," a DEA spokesperson said."We also want legitimate pain patients, their families and caregivers to know that DEA does not seek to limit or take away their vital prescriptions."ramp up
In fairness, this article should mention the large campaign contributions Claire McCaskill received from law firms involved in lawsuits against Opiod manufacturers. She's far from a neutral figure. And her 'US consumes 80% world's opiods' has been debunked as hyperbolic crap.
The issue, which DEA should know, is that 2020 production cuts are based on 2019 numbers that include forced tapers: people deprescribed from meds that were helping them, to satisfy policy/ideology/'QI' metrics. HHS, CDC, and FDA have warned to stop this:
Seeing how many junkies I see on a daily basis even in smaller towns perhaps they should. I never understood why someone that breaks their foot needs a prescription for Vicodin? Other than the Dr. used to get a nice kickback. Opiates should be reserved for cancer patients ect ect
That's hilarious and a total lie. They certainly do put pressure on doctors. Where I live doctors take DEA training.