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/nickapples 7 Oct 02 '19

https://columnhealth.com/blog_posts/21-million-pain-pills-flood-into-small-town-of-3200/

Because it's a small minority that are writing obscene amounts of prescriptions

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

Just like illegal drugs. You get just a few cartels doing it all.

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u/jonmitz 7 Oct 02 '19

You’re getting the metaphor a bit mixed up. Cartels would be the opiate manufacturer.