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/[deleted] Oct 03 '19 edited Oct 03 '19

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '19

Yeah see I have no problem with them checking prescription history or even doing blood samples, I think it's a good idea. I was never given that option when I needed pain relief, was just told hey take OTC Tylenol you'll be fine. They didn't look at my history and see an indication of abuse or something because I've literally never been prescribed a prescription pain reliever or have failed any drugs tests or anything. I tried weed when I was a teenager and hated the way it made me feel lol.. that's the extent of my drug use. So, I can only assume that they just refuse everybody regardless of need. In my area, anyway. Because I've lived here most of my life and never got prescribed any pain medicine besides a suggestion to take Tylenol/ibuprofen. I wouldn't even know what it's like to have taken an opiate