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You seem to be a very angry person. We see stories about that because we are a country of 330 million people and there will be some subset of any [group of peo
by smitherfield 10y ago
You seem to be a very angry person.
We see stories about that because we are a country of 330 million people and there will be some subset of any [group of people] who do bad things in such a large population. The vast majority of doctors are highly ethical.
As for opiates, I'm afraid I don't quite fit into your strawman; I think doctors should be banned from prescribing them on an outpatient basis to anyone but patients with a terminal prognosis. Chronic pain is awful, but opiate addiction is still worse. Since the action (and addictive mechanism) of opiates causes the pain to worsen over time, it's not an appropriate treatment.
The main reason for overprescription of opiates is not some evil doctor conspiracy, it's because doctors, like everyone, have a very hard time telling people "no." And there's no group of people more skilled at emotional manipulation than junkies.
- anigbrowl 10y agoNice going, starting out with ad hominem and accusing me of a straw man argument as a way to launch several of your own. We're done here.
- smitherfield 10y agoYou might want to take a walk outside and then read your and my comments out loud to yourself, once you've calmed down.
- detaro 10y agoOverprescription of opiates is also a cause for "junkies", not just a consequence of their skills in emotional manipulation.
- smitherfield 10y agoIt's a feedback loop. I suspect the ur-cause of the current epidemic is higher rates of depression related to an aging population and chronic un- and underemployment.
- xorxornop 10y agoYou wouldn't be saying that as a chronic pain sufferer. They are the only thing that makes my life livable. With them, I'm a competent member of society. Without... well, I'd be dead, thus negating my entire social and economic investments by society. Seems pretty stupid.