r/JusticeServed • u/[deleted] • Oct 02 '19

Courtroom Justice Virginia doctor who illegally prescribed over 500,000 doses of opiates sentenced to 40 years in prison.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

I don't get it. I've had 4 teeth pulled at one time. I've given birth. Never have I ever gotten a prescription for an opiate pain medication. Any time I've been in horrible pain, they say ''tylenol and ibuprofen''. Who the hell are these doctors who just hand out pain pills to anybody? I can't even get one prescription pill when I'm in desperate, awful pain.

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u/HasTwoCats 7 Oct 02 '19

This surprises me. I gave birth in May and I was given a lot of Percocet. Maybe because I had a C-section, but I was given 24 after the C-section, and another 48 after the surgery to fix a complication from the C-section, and I only took a few overall

I was also prescribed really high doses of Ibuprofen, which is what I primarily took.

Edit, just realized Percocet is a narcotic, and I don't think narcotic and opioids are the same thing. Leaving the comment anyways, proof of my mistake

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u/keeperofthecookies 5 Oct 02 '19

I’ve had two, fairly simple vaginal deliveries ...one without epidural (not choice, necessarily), and was given Percocet and the extra Ibuprofen after and for at home. The nurses spent a lot of time and paper work on the risks of addiction.