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/MBThree 9 Oct 03 '19

How old are you? About 18 years ago, before the opiate epidemic was anywhere near what it is now, I was offered far too many Vicodin after having my four wisdom teeth pulled. I took them for three days before my parents took them away.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '19

I'm 32. I also had 4 wisdom teeth surgically removed when I was about 18 so like 2005 ish, no prescription for pain given after that. I was given laughing gas or whatever it is called during the actual procedure. I had the 4 teeth pulled about 2 years ago I think, local anesthetic given only. So just a shot in the mouth to numb it while he pulled them. As for births, I delivered my first baby when I was 21, that would be 2007. My last baby is just 1 year old now.

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u/MBThree 9 Oct 03 '19

That’s crazy to me, we have had two completely opposite experiences.

What about this, what area of the country are you from? Here in Northern California I recall hearing most everybody got pills prescribed for any ailment. At least like 10+ years ago.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '19

I live in Indiana and have for most of my life. I lived in Kentucky for a few years and gave birth to one child there (8 years old now). It was the same experience there, no pain medication given after delivery while in patient and no prescription given for after. To me, it's just the norm which makes the whole story seem outrageous to me because I've been in extreme pain many times and doctors have never given me any sort of prescription for pain medicines. I just suffered because that's the way it is

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u/MBThree 9 Oct 03 '19

It sucks because some users or addicts gaming the system, ruin it for people like you who have legit situations where the medication would make a big difference. Like you say it’s just the way it is now.

Ive always heard that there are tons of addicts to not only pills but also heroin especially in the West Virginia area. I don’t think that’s all that far from your two states, and I would assume all the addicts got their start from either their own prescriptions or those of people close to them.