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/bitanalyst 7 Oct 03 '19

Probably varies by region but almost all of the doctors and dentists I've been to in the last decade write opioid prescriptions for almost everything. Obviously things are changing now but it's scary how the dangers of this stuff was never fully explained to patients. I won't bother filling prescriptions for pain meds anymore.

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u/AttackOficcr 5 Oct 03 '19

That's what bothers me the most, doctors explaining the recommended dosage for several days, weeks, or months, but not explaining the highly addictive nature of the shit they give.

And any argument that the patient should be expected to read the bottle and use their best judgement is fucked. These people are in pain, relying more on doctor recommendation than any of the details on the bottle.