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For example: did you know my wife had to hobble into the pain management office and pee in a cup on several occasions? Just to make sure she was taking the drug
by cperciva 9y ago
For example: did you know my wife had to hobble into the pain management office and pee in a cup on several occasions? Just to make sure she was taking the drugs (the torso-length scar on her back being insufficient).
The scar really isn't sufficient. There have been many cases of relatives (usually spouses, but sometimes children or parents) stealing pain medication which was prescribed for post-operative pain, and then coercing their victim into not reporting the theft. As horrible as it is, the drug testing was there to protect your wife.
- groby_b 9y ago"many case" [citation needed]
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- astura 9y agoSeriously? The industry term for this is "drug diversion," and it happens pretty frequently and is very under reported. The patient may not even be aware it's happening because a health care employee, real estate agent, teenager child, nanny, guest, etc may be stealing the medicine. It even happens in a hospital setting, with deadly results - https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/825801 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/825801 That's why if you have drugs someone may want to steal it's recommend you keep them locked up. Not even dying in hospice care stops family: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/dying-at-home-in-pain-doesnt-keep-relatives-from-stealing-the-pills/2017/08/18/d262b9ba-8105-11e7-902a-2a9f2d808496_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/dying...
- sgift 9y agoPeople here get their pain medication in quantities which have to suffice for a specific time, so if they need new medication before that time has run out this leads to questions and checks. No painful hobbling, no peeing, simple math.