As someone whose sister is one of those who totally abuses all her medications, I totally get it. Each situation is different, I realize, I can only speak for my own and I think cutting off her access is the only way she’d ever get help for the problem. Is this the answer ? I don’t know, it’s a complex problem but doing nothing isn’t solving anything either.
It’s a sad world when retailers are the good guys and doctors are the bad guys. I’m also the sibling of an addict and recently lost a young friend to this crap. Thank you CVS! Hopefully others will follow suit.
I applaud CVS! I think when doctors start getting sued and shut down for this crap, then changes will be made. I also saw in NV that it’s a felony to doctor shop. I think there should be a Federal data base kept for all pharmacies. If you are getting the same painkiller filled at two different pharmacies from two different doctors, it will come up on their system and you get nothing! I understand people have pain, but painkillers are a temporary solution, not a permanent one. And if you are the rare person that needs them forever, then you should have a home nurse assigned to you to give you your meds. I’ve seen what they can do to people and sadly their is no changing these people, so we have to change the supply chain. Like I’ve said before, if they kill themselves, so be it, but don’t drive and kill others, or if you have a baby, don’t neglect it for your own pleasure.
As one who lives with pain 24/7, I see the need for these medications. I have been dealing with arthritis pain since I was a teenager, had my first surgery when I was 17, and as of July, I have had a total of 23 surgeries. I have never asked for extra meds, never asked for an early refill, and yet I am treated like a drug addict. I have to take random drug tests when ever the doc wants me to, I have to have my medications available to be counted on 24 hour notice. BECAUSE other people abuse this type of medication all the time, I am treated like I abuse it too. Why do I get treated like this, with my track record? Does not seem fair. While I don’t know what the answer is to this problem, this is a step in the right direction.
As someone whose sister is one of those who totally abuses all her medications, I totally get it. Each situation is different, I realize, I can only speak for my own and I think cutting off her access is the only way she’d ever get help for the problem. Is this the answer ? I don’t know, it’s a complex problem but doing nothing isn’t solving anything either.
It’s a sad world when retailers are the good guys and doctors are the bad guys. I’m also the sibling of an addict and recently lost a young friend to this crap. Thank you CVS! Hopefully others will follow suit.
I applaud CVS! I think when doctors start getting sued and shut down for this crap, then changes will be made. I also saw in NV that it’s a felony to doctor shop. I think there should be a Federal data base kept for all pharmacies. If you are getting the same painkiller filled at two different pharmacies from two different doctors, it will come up on their system and you get nothing! I understand people have pain, but painkillers are a temporary solution, not a permanent one. And if you are the rare person that needs them forever, then you should have a home nurse assigned to you to give you your meds. I’ve seen what they can do to people and sadly their is no changing these people, so we have to change the supply chain. Like I’ve said before, if they kill themselves, so be it, but don’t drive and kill others, or if you have a baby, don’t neglect it for your own pleasure.
As one who lives with pain 24/7, I see the need for these medications. I have been dealing with arthritis pain since I was a teenager, had my first surgery when I was 17, and as of July, I have had a total of 23 surgeries. I have never asked for extra meds, never asked for an early refill, and yet I am treated like a drug addict. I have to take random drug tests when ever the doc wants me to, I have to have my medications available to be counted on 24 hour notice. BECAUSE other people abuse this type of medication all the time, I am treated like I abuse it too. Why do I get treated like this, with my track record? Does not seem fair. While I don’t know what the answer is to this problem, this is a step in the right direction.