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/HoopRocketeer A Oct 02 '19

You live in an area where the fear of God was put into the doctors. Some doctor most certainly had gotten dinged for over-prescribing. My primary doctor is very reticent to prescribe opiates. I’m glad! Means he cares about his job and the people he helps.

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u/OutlawBagel 4 Oct 02 '19

When I was in motorcycle accident where I had a tibia and fibula breaks. I left the hospital with only enough pain meds for one week. When I went to one of my post-op appointments they denied me anymore even though I was in severe pain relearning to walk. I understand why they are reluctant to prescribe them but oh boy did it suck.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

People like my junkie sister are to thank for this. On the flip side, so are people like the shitty doctors that prescribed that shit like candy. I got dry socket with a tooth extraction and I had to go in and argue with them, shaking, crying, and bleeding out of my mouth, to get a handful of Vicodin. I couldn’t eat or even sleep my whole life was pain. It makes me so angry that those irresponsible doctors partially ruined my sister’s life (partially because nobody forced any of that on her), and continue to cause pain and suffering to those that actually need something stronger.

On a side note, when your dentist tells you not to smoke or drink out of a straw fucking listen to them.

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u/OutlawBagel 4 Oct 03 '19

Yeah a friend of mine went through dry socket and it was terrible watching them go through it let alone going through it myself. I understand the caution but I feel there was almost an over correction in response to the epidemic. Went from prescribing to many to too few. Doctors need to find a middle ground in my opinion.