The US Prescription Opioids Killing 170 Each Day | Big Pharma's Impunity: Tackling the Opioid Crisis

Oxycontin. Codeine. Fentanyl. All prescription drugs to which countless patients have become addicted. As America battles an opioid crisis that sees 170 citizens die every day, lawyers and prosecutors are trying to bring an end to Big Pharma’s impunity. How did it happen?
Midwest City, Oklahoma. Family doctor, Regan Nichols, is on trial charged with five murders for over-prescribing opioids. Her lawyer insists that she was tricked into writing prescriptions by junkies and is being made a scape-goat. But others believe that doctors like Nichols bear a large responsibility for the crisis now engulfing the country.
Strong, opium-based pain killers like Oxycontin were traditionally only given to cancer sufferers. But from in the mid-1990s, they were rebranded and aggressively marketed for all types of pain. Patients were assured that these highly addictive drugs were completely safe. By the time the dangers of these pills became apparent and regulators started restricting access, it was too late. Denied the prescription drugs they had become dependent on and with a chronic lack of resources to treat addiction, addicts turned to harder drugs like heroin.
In this film, we follow those trying to reverse the trend: addicts struggling to get clean, lawyers and prosecutors trying to hold someone accountable and the police force building prevention.
This documentary was produced by Babel Press and directed by Sophie Przychodny. It was first released in 2019.
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[@evalevy2909]

The flip side of this is the rising rate of suicides among people with legitimate chronic pain diseases who now can't access to the medication that made their lives tolerable. There has to be a middle ground

[@ljwismer6028]

Very true

[@ginacable5376]

You are so right I have numerous health conditions and because docs over here were worried about what was going on in USA we in England lost nearly all our medication.

[@missgigip]

Exactly..some people like myself need my medication and I’m glad I have my doctor but it sucks for others who are being cut off etc and the pain is even worse..I feel horrible for those suffering who actually need their medication to function

[@AbnormalMom6000]

So true, I have the worst pain of my life right now and need surgery so bad but since covid they canceled mine till God knows when. I can't get out of bed without medication and its so sad how hard I have to fight to have pain medication its fucking ridiculous and they need to start letting people make up their own minds about what's right for them. Its so unfair and it makes me so angry and upset that they won't help me. I am a single mom and I can't just stay in bed all day screaming and crying in complete and total agony. America is FUCKED up! So what country do I need to go to to get the pain meds at my free will. I'm talking about walk in the pharmacy tell them what I need, pay,and go my way?????

[@brie3636]

@@AbnormalMom6000 I can relate. I just had major surgery not quite 3 weeks ago. The doctor took out 2 discs in my neck & replaced them. I wore a cervical collar until this past Thursday. Lol, I was given muscle relaxers & vicodan. 🙄 I was treated as just a number, the same as every other person. This should not be the case! Everyone is different & giving me those is useless. I don't want to be taking anything for an extended period of time, as I have several chronic pain diseases that I deal with on a daily basis without medication. This is the 2nd surgery for me this year. The other was in February & I was given absolutely nothing. I don't agree with cutting into someone's body & then letting them suffer. Hoping that you find some relief! BK in PA

[@redfernj2557]

"Pain reminds us we're still alive" what an effing demeaning thing to say.

[@roosternm6830]

My mom is a doctor and she told me the same thing when I was strung out on oxy

[@colinclement2752]

I watch my 73 year old father suffer everyday because he is under medicated and suffers from EXTREME chronic pain. This man had NOTHING to do with the opioid crises. So why does he have to pay the price. There has to be a middle ground because this is insane.

[@Nunya_Biznes]

I really do feel for your father, that's horrible but there is also another flip side, I'm 33, last year had a disc bulge so I had to stop my bathroom renovation business, I was prescribed Oxycodone and started at a low dose, fast forward 1.5 years I'm still waiting for my operation and the dosage of my medicine is about 120,mg Oxycodone daily, they work and they are great... However my life since taking these pills has changed dramatically due to the addictive side of these pills, I'm now fighting a daily battle, if I stop taking them I go into withdrawals, I'm suffering from deep depression and I've been told the pills are to blame due to the level of dopamine or serotonin I'm used to from these pills, I'm now in pain and addicted because the pills don't really work now but the addiction remains, if I could go back before I took the pills and was only dealing with pain not addiction I would go back in a heartbeat, so I really do feel for your father but he also dodged a huge bullet specially at his age addiction would suck, I wish everyone suffering with chronic pain finds peace through all this suffering and live their best lives they deserve ! ❤️

[@justinn512]

My dad went through the same thing for 20 years before he passed in March…severe pain and he got a whole 10mg norco 2 times a day…didn’t even take the edge off his pain 😢

[@justinn512]

Not to mention he’s never even had a ticket and was a former LEO

[@suzicares2721]

There is no need for him to suffer. There are doctors that will prescribe adequate meds. Many seniors are afraid to take opioids bc of the hype. Try to get him into pain management and/or on medical marijuana. Praying for him.

[@robertcuminale1212]

​@@Nunya_Biznes So in your opinion chronic pain sufferers, people who will never get better, people will never find relief from something other than a pain medication should suffer until they die? Sometimes, in an effort to relieve the pain that they can't stand any more they commit suicide. It's extreme but it does relieve the pain. When doctors stopped prescribing pain medication it opened up a new field, pain management practices mostly run by anesthesiologists. They prescribe the drugs if needed with a good bit of control over the patients. Irregular urine collection and analysis to test if the patient is supplementing his prescription or no longer taking it and selling it. As a chronic pain patient for 21 years I'm fine with this system. It keeps the junkies out as much as possible. My prescription doesn't relieve all the pain but it helps take the sharpness out of it. I was able to continue working pulling voice and data cabling systems. I really had no choice since I was self employed when it started. I'd never have been able to get a job if I hadn't been. All of this paranoia about the opioids has done a great deal of harm to the chronic pain community. Many people blame us for the actions that cause people to get themselves addicted. A normal person could have a 500 pill prescription for 30 mg Morphine ER sitting in a drawer and never take more than prescribed. Survivors need to ask themselves what made the addicted get that way. I believe it is a mental addiction long before it becomes physical. None of this was supposed to affect the chronic pain patients. Instead we are now under-prescribed or traveling hundreds of miles to a pain management clinic to get our prescriptions. I feel for you folks but no one pushed those pills down your relative or friends throat.

[@angelaf5040]

When chronic pain isn't managed we have an increase in suicides and people resorting to heroin! Part of the problem is people who legit need help don't get it and we're ALL grouped together as drug seekers. I went to ER with the worst headache of my life. I was accused of being a drug seeker and sent home. 2 wks later my Dr did a MRI and I had had a stroke... At 35! I was in horrible pain, then felt absolutely disregarded and I was horribly hurt. Next time I went it happened again, and yes I'd had another stroke! Is it right for Drs to dismiss people because they are afraid someone is going to fool them into ordering unneeded meds? Is it right that even cancer patients have to scream and beg for moderate relief while dying? All aspects of this need examined, not just look and say "oh, there's too many addicts". There are also people like me who desperately need help.

[@GiselleKlara]

They don’t care. They label them worthless addicts- no matter what the circs

[@LOve-bq4gc]

This is sad, and oh-so-true. I hope things get better for you & ppl suffering like you asap 😔. It is not right or ok how sick people and people with chronic pain r treated now in this country n under-medicated

[@angelaf5040]

@@LOve-bq4gc Thank you, your words mean more than you know!!

[@ilse-u6x]

I have CT scans, X-rays and MRI that prove my bones are dying, the physician I see will not prescribe, my previous doctor did, Fentanyl was a life changer for me, I was terrified to use it due to all bad press, it worked so kindly on my body and soul, my body quit it's constant burning bone searing pain, it worked so very well for me, can't get it now due to the hysterical responses in medical and pharmacies!

[@angelaf5040]

That's sinful ! I hope you can get a more compassionate Dr soon!!@@ilse-u6x

[@lindaknepp2921]

Yet the people who suffer because of chronic pain cannot get the medicine they need to be able to work. I am just one person of millions!

[@dead_or_alive2649]

And the people who don’t abuse the medication and are very careful, are the ones who suffer the most.

[@joyandrew887]

@@dead_or_alive2649 you want it?

[@dead_or_alive2649]

@@joyandrew887 . Want what.. drugs? I’m from the hood, I can find anything just about everywhere. No I don’t have a need for any of that but some have a legit need and shouldn’t be penalized because others abuse the crap.

[@joyandrew887]

You want?

[@Melissa-pl9ps]

@@dead_or_alive2649 you think someone suffering from chronic pain suffers more then someone addicted to opioids?

[@shamsal-ani3626]

I had severe endometriosis that went unnoticed for years because a Dr yelled at me and told me I was a drug seeker and flagged my file permanently. I remember vowing not to trust another Dr again and strongly considered suicide that day. I was 22 years old when I began making my own opium medicine to control the pain. Of course I became dependent. After multiple surgeries and eventually hysterectomy, the Dr told me that I would not be given any opioids the day after surgery. Thank GOD the anaesthetist said that was unreasonable and prescribed enough oxy for the week. Imagine how surprised that Dr was when they found out I’d asked for LESS pills than suggested to me. Now I’m forever seen as a drug seeker despite multiple surgeries PROVING the severity of my issues.

[@lukelyons8716]

Oxy was never and still isn't supposed to be given as a take home prescription post op. It's also proven to be no more effective than 4 percs or 4 Norco 10s in relieving pain. Not how much you feel, or how good, or any of that. Strictly pain relief. I'm worried that you expected Oxy post op and I wonder if that was the cause of the Dr outburst.

[@christonacouch5550]

I think she was probably just talking about oxycodone (prob w acetimenophen) I.e “Percocet” as you just referred to it. Don’t think she meant OxyContin. Or what did you mean, because you said she should’ve been given Percocet not oxy?

[@JosephPAdair]

THATS FLIPPIN WEAK. IV'E HAD 20 NON ELECTIVE SURGERIES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME.GOD BLESS YOU AND I HOPE YOUR BETTER.

[@PrincessDie187]

100 pills A DAY? WHAAAATT?!?!?! That's absolutely ridiculous

[@smugandsmarmy]

I did the math on that … even if she was giving 5 mg tablets, that’s 500 mg a day! Sweet fancy Moses that’s freaking TERRIFYING!!

[@PrincessDie187]

@@smugandsmarmy it certainly is

[@vallorypoole8117]

He chose to take that many hes not stupid he knew not to take 100 pills a day ...

[@roosternm6830]

I was doing 150mg twice a day. Even 300mg a day is a s%#t ton

[@gobot4455]

The difference in treatment of Pablo Escobar and the Sacklerville family shows you exactly what matters in the US "justice" system.

[@sonjamarx385]

The Sackler are paying the FDA to get market approval, Escobar doesn't.

[@rymkervic123456]

Well said!!

[@sandife4nandes365]

Pablo didn't hide what he was selling.

[@Domalongadingdong]

I refer

[@Domalongadingdong]

I refer

[@Ozvideo1959]

I think a lot of people are ignoring two major reason for the crisis. They are, pharma companies should not be permitted to advertise on radio, TV or social media, there are only 2 countries in the world where that's legal, the US and New Zealand, and it should be illegal for medical professionals to receive a kick-back or any other benefit from pharma companies for prescribing their products. As it stands, doctors are financially incentivized to over-prescribe or prescribe medications that shouldn't be prescribed at all.

[@TheMaggieDress1]

muneeeeee huneeee....they don't care ....Profits outweigh human life by a long shot...

[@pena.3302]

Yes Yes..So Glad to Read yr Comment..Re;2.Countries Allow Big Pharma..!&,They Spend the least in N.Z./&,The most $$'In the U.S. Im assuming youre Aware of John Abrahsom.@'J.R.E.p/cast..Whose 2nd book 'Sickening'..explained So much..Being On an Cheap med 'BioDone'Methadone'&,all the nonsense that comes with this..In N.Z..Hearing From J.R.E.J Abrahsom./Dr Carl Hart..et al.I was 'oh my god that xplains a lot that N Z..(Pharmac)..Are letting happen..Were like a massive Experiment!!...imaopn...Thank you for posting that..pena.

[@pena.3302]

@@TheMaggieDress1 Yes Thats 'Verbatim.' What John Abrahsom.Said "At the End of the Day..its About Making Money"!

[@puma.will.pounce7590]

aussiemedia1959 - doctors prescribe drugs, not drug companies. It sounds like you are going out of your way to not blame the doctors and treat them as if they are naive 6th graders who are innocent poor victims of a mean drug company. The reality is doctors are the entity that created the Oxycontin problem, not Purdue Pharma.

[@Ozvideo1959]

@@puma.will.pounce7590 I understand what you're saying, but Purdue lied to doctors, telling them that Oxycontin was not really addictive, and the FDA also is responsible for allowing it to be prescribed for general pain relief in the first place. I'm in Australia and here doctors would never prescribe an opioid for long term use, and if they did, they would at least make the patient aware of the risks. I'm not absolving doctors of responsibility, in fact in my comment I stated that doctors were receiving a financial advantage to prescribe medications like Oxycontin. What I'm saying is that a system where a pharma company can pay off doctors to prescribe their drugs, is broken

[@dlvox5222]

I broke my wrist several years ago. After several breaks previously I knew it was broken. The body goes into shock. Being former military, I made a makeshift splint with a magazine and duck tape and went to urgent care. The doctor saw me initially and scoffed at me when he saw my splint and when I told him my wrist was broken. He said “I’ll be the judge of that”. I sat in the waiting room for 3 hours in agony. Once I was seen and they performed a X-Ray and confirmed the fracture, the doctor walked in and said “I’m so sorry. We see so many drug seeking people in here daily I didn’t believe you”. He asked if I had a ride and injected me immediately with Demerol. And have me a 3 day supply of pain killers on the spot until I could see the Ortho. Perfect example of how and why abusers of medication ruin it and negatively impact those in true pain.

[@truegrit7697]

Wow - I'm sorry to hear that you had to go through that.

[@tripical]

Same thing to people who abuse benzos

[@silkyslim2111]

I’m so sorry about what you went through. . Yes these people care causing a lot of suffering with their drug abuse.

[@zeroceiling]

tripical ….it’s dangerous to make a call on benzos…given that as a unbelieving doctor…you could could be sending someone back into the night…only to have a seizure somewhere.

[@tripical]

@@zeroceiling well, when you've had life altering anxiety for so many years and used benzos already I don't see why they wouldn't, people suffer so much for no reason

[@curiousboy88]

ONLY in America do you see commercials on TV for prescriptions drugs.

[@3boud84]

also new zeland

[@cj-jr7iz]

They do it to control the media!!! Reason you never hear about the deaths and chronic illnesses from so many d,ru,gs on the market!

[@doomedsoul1696]

Anyone that thinks it only takes 30 to 90 days to get over opiates has never been through it.

[@crand20033]

You don't get over them, it's a monkey on your back. Philip Seymour Hoffman went back after 20 years and killed himself.

[@lynnleigha580]

100 pills a day? I've never stepped foot in a medical school and I know that's wrong

[@fooddrugadministrator4079]

I did and Ritalin is the solution for every addiction except porn addiction! If you become addicted to Ritalin, watch pornography! If you have a jealous boyfriend or husband, watch female porn! Take Suboxone five hours after taking Ritalin and rinsing your mouth!

[@msab657]

A Doctor can write for 100 pills a day, 3000 / month, and that’s horribly wrong, but it’s just a prescription, she’s handing him the pills, So somebody was asking that prescription and saying , oh okay and giving him 3000 pills. That’s. Outrageous 😮

[@mariawilson9617]

I’m guessing it didn’t start out at 100. I watched a loved one genuinely need the pain meds. They became addicted even though they were still in legit pain. 2 pills every 4-6 hours became more And more over time.

[@kwclove7623]

I can’t believe the person could walk and function taking that much medication.

[@MarkSmith-tp6zc]

Set foot

[@ilse-u6x]

My bones are dying, was on Fentanyl, Oxycodone etc... This is an EXCELLENT medication and works astonishing well! Never got high, just pain relief

[@vickytsao6862]

Why pain medication will get high ? I thought it’s for pain

[@deborl7278]

​@@vickytsao6862often a doctor says you just want the high Never got high on meds , just pain relief

[@habitatone]

I'm greatful for the universal healthcare we have in germany. I had a small knee surgery two years ago, it took an hour of my time, i had 10 days off work (fully paid of course), i got some ibuprofen and it was "free"...because everybody pays 7.5% from our income into health care you can go to a real doctor for everything and get the right treatment. Doesn't matter if you have a cold or cancer, no extra costs. Thats why germans in general live longer than americans AND our health system is in fact cheaper than the one in the US.

[@arnowisp6244]

It's cheaper because everyone subsidizes it.

[@marciedavis7842]

Hum-I wonder if people abuse that system. I’ve had EMS people tell me of going out on an ambulance run only to find a small child that might have a issue, parents don’t come to hospital for hours later, child can’t be taken care of b/c it’s a child and ER becomes a babysitting area. I’m hoping him telling me this story was a once incident, but he told of a lot of wasted healthcare stories. Does that happen in Germany? Also, do you all pay sales tax on EVERYTHING you purchase, including gas, some food items and all women’s necessities. Hum- now I’m curious how it works in other countries. I’m blessed my Healthcare is less an $100 a month but I do have copays and they can get costly! Healthcare is a for profit company just like our education system has turned to! It’s ALL about the dollar. I’ve recently learned it’s NOT and I can do without a lot of things I thought I had to have while working “for the man”….love my freedom

[@DiHandley]

@@arnowisp6244 which is a good thing. Same in Australia

[@DiHandley]

Same in Australia. It’s the right thing to do to look after everyone in the community.

[@hitzoneproductions7858]

All true. But, I live in South Florida - it's ALWAYS sunny here. Year round. Rather than cold and miserable like I'm Germany.

[@xoxoxoxoxo7997]

The rehabs are money making machines also. They actually need to keep some patients sick

[@morpius-nwo7385]

There are not enough rehabs and hasnt been for years..if you don't have insurance then you go through Federal or state and it takes months for a bed ..many die ..there needs to be rehabs that you can go to right when you are ready or in need ...

[@thehunterofdeath2180]

Is all about the money not our care at all n don't care about us human

[@johnwright291]

What rehabs do is tell people that it is going to be almost impossible to stay clean. I'm 65 and have a very extensive history with alcohol and drugs and I believe the rehabilitation clinics create way more long term addicts than they help. I am completely convinced of this.

[@morpius-nwo7385]

@@johnwright291 wow now that is some crazy ideas ...what you said makes almost no sense at all ..treatment tells you that if you keep living like you are then your gonna not be able to stay clean ...relapse and continued usage will keep you right where you are and that's treatment ..I've never heard such a wild idea before.

[@johnwright291]

@@morpius-nwo7385 I stand by what I said and forgot to ad that I quit alchohol 23 years ago and heroin 7 years ago and have been clean since. All of the numerous rehabs I was in drove it into my head that it was going to be the hardest thing I ever tried to do to stay clean. This of course isn't true and after I got away from that mindset and got less radical treatment i was able to quit. A lot of especially young people buy into the notion of it being near impossible to quit. Is that dummed down enough for you to grasp the concept?

[@zulubeatsprince]

So your whole point is to make it harder for doctors to prescribe these drugs to people who actually need them because of liability from the people who ignore warnings and chose to abuse them... so this is why when I go to emergency room with real pain I have to go through 6 hours wait and questioning and odd stares before a doctor can get me a painkiller? ? Because someone somewhere abused this shit.. thanks for nothing.

[@solgato5186]

Powermongers want to infantilise us to keep us dependent on them instead of going after them with pitchforks.

[@sarahalbers5555]

Totally agree. There are days I want to die. A little pain medicine would be helpful. I have gone thru pt, steroids injections, acupuncture, exercise and on and on. I am 25 lbs underweight and have horrible insomnia. For all of you who abused the hell out of opioids- thanks for the f**king misery. I have never had drug dependence even after 3 cervical fusions and looking at a multi level lumbar fusion. I know I am not alone, and that makes me even sadder.

[@missgigip]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼same way I feel ..I had a hairline fracture in my foot because I fell and I was in the ER for 5 hours..I had taken my last pill like 10 hours prior and they didn’t even want to give me a damn 5mg..they were like oh wait til u get home here is a Tylenol ..I was so angry are u kidding me?! My chart is right there!

[@Capronice]

I suffer from chronic back pain. It’s debilitating. Ever since I have been forced to take drug tests as if I was I were a criminal. I am given the least amount of medication possible. My pain is not properly medicated. Often I am in pain and must lay on my couch. Going out with friends and family is just about impossible. Discussing this with my doctor would only make my doctor consider me as drug seeking . I am forced to pay for frequent visits to my doctor and the industry is making a killing off of it I am sure.

[@harukrentz435]

Youre addicted to drug/pain killer. Id suggest you to do Yoga to heal your back pain. I used to suffer from back pain too, fortunately ive never tried anything bar panadol/paracetamol, even then the pain often making comeback until i tried yoga. Simplest yoga can heal back pain really fast.

[@AbnormalMom6000]

Yoga??? You're high!!! Fuck that opinion. Go to pain clinic don't take no for an answer. I pray u get relief and the right dr and the right meds

[@Simonporter89]

Lose weight

[@brainitch2405]

yep you can't really discuss an increase in meds,, my DR won't even bring up how your pain is,, just ask for a number of how you feel today from 1 to 10,, that's it and refill the same meds you've been on for years,,Dr's are scared of the DEA,,it must have been a helluva stern letter or email,, The chronic pain sufferer is screwed,, Isn't the pain the reason for Dr visit in the first place,, I feel for the addict but chronic pain sucks, too

[@Dobviews]

@@Simonporter89 I am currently 5 ft 2 inches and 82 lbs. That is a current BMI of 15! Exactly how is losing more weight due to my Crohns Disease going to stop my chronic pain? You know nothing of the hell we go through! I can't keep weight on as everything that passes through my gut feels like lemon juice and glass on a good day, bad days it feels like passing nails or a porcupine backwards. All because I wanted a tiny morsel of food. Why don't you stop judging people you know *nothing* about! By being a workout enthusiast I could call you a steroid popper... but considering I know nothing about you personally I won't make accusatory comments based on a "personal bias" of ignorance and stupidity. You have a lovely day, dearie.

[@chucktplatt]

I was on OxyContin 12 years for degenerative disks and I took even less than I was prescribed. Until June 2013 when the dea shut my dr down for over prescribing OxyContin, which in all actuality according to the PDR-physicians desk reference, has no limits to the amount a doctor can prescribe,only recommended dosage. It took me one month to recover from this atrocity by myself!

[@idontcare70]

Yes. As a chronic pain sufferer, I don't ask for help anymore, because I don't want to be labeled a seeker.

[@JosephPAdair]

I here ya!

[@akkinak]

Did I hear correctly that someone was prescribed 100 pain pills a DAY?! Why would you not question that with your Dr? That's an astonishing amount of pills to take.

[@MaltedJacker]

No question. You sell 80 of them 🙃

[@Antechynus]

Big difference between "prescribed" and consuming...

[@jaybow5812]

I had the same reaction. Something has to be wrong with that. Even at 5 times a day that's 20 pills at each dosage. Something is definitely shady with that kind of prescription and the truth isn't being told. I'm an opioid addict and even for myself that's astronomically absurd.

[@janinewetzler5037]

@@MaltedJacker you are not funny!

[@XxPeytonTurnerXx]

@@janinewetzler5037 yes he is - ex junkie

[@angelaf5040]

I went to ER with the worst headache of my life. I had a blood pressure of 190/120, stroke level. I was accused of being a drug seeker and sent home. 2 weeks later I had an MRI that showed I'd actually had a stroke at 35! Drs have got to chill out a bit. Not everyone is a drug seeker and when you're not treating people ONLY because you think you might be fooled by someone...how many legit people are you denying the help and relief they desperately need?

[@cynthiawilms8596]

Wow that is crazy I'm hoping your ok now

[@angelaf5040]

@@cynthiawilms8596 Well I have bigger problems now but after the hormones got fixed and they put me on heart meds I haven't had a stroke since. Still have migraines but I carry my MRI cd so they know I'm not a drug seeker but actually will stroke out if they leave my blood pressure to get over 190/120 just from the pain like they've done before. I don't go to the hospital for Migraines anymore. They won't give you pain meds, just Benadryl and Ketamine which 20%of people who take it hallucinate and it's a popular street drug!!! Horse tranquilizer actually!! Yeah, it's really stupid they think that's a better option!!!

[@rheijm9201]

Being sent home when you first see a docter, 2hen not being of old age, is wrong? Nope. Docters have a cookbook. They not into politics, they may even appear more sly than they are. Also all treatments cost money. They just check their cookbook, checklist, tick box. Head hurt Age? Known diseaseess? NN? Go home, take aspirin, its how it works

[@mr.willywinker4u849]

Yeah the hospitals here in Tennessee are the same. They listen to dea and corrupt goverment

[@reneeoleari]

Wow - that is criminal. Please take care.

[@apt5044]

I got addicted to painkillers, for 2 years, following legitimate use for pain relief. I am 17 years clean now. It's nasty & pernicious stuff.

[@pjj9491]

You will hear abusers say they seek the euphoria...those in pain dont say euphoria...they say the pain subsided...a little...BIG DIFFERENCE😢

[@jlmann8109]

There is literally no difference

[@arturogomeztagle9250]

Are we going to start suing alcohol companies as well?

[@ericme4767]

Reminds of the people who sued Kellogg's cereal because of obesity and probably won 😂

[@jinxterx]

I hope so. Alcohol is addictive and kills millions every year.

[@elinorkhilifi8260]

Im in Scotland and our drs are far stricter on opioid prescriptions. I left hospital after an 11 hour op in my brain on paracetamol. My son was offered oramorph 2 weeks ago for a severe back injury which he did not want as they make you stay in hospital longer. Now remember we have free health care and prescriptions in Scotland. My mum also refused oral morphine for severe arthritis as she hated the side effects. Even sleeping tablets and drugs like diazepam are only prescribed for a few days. I now take amitryptyline for severe nerve damage in my neck/shoulder. We tend to prescribe opiates for end of life care. Plus if we are working we tend to get paid time off to treat whatever is wrong with us unlike America.

[@cafe_rae]

Sad part is a big reason people get hooked on the painkillers even knowing better, is because it's the only option. Alternative treatments are more expensive and take longer, so you cannot afford it plus the time you would have to take off work is literally impossible. But the pills are cheap and make the pain go away so you can stay at work and feed your family.

[@josephdestefano5581]

I went to the emergency room two days ago. I suffer from extreme pain and a daily basis with neuropathy and other ailments that are debilitating when I can no longer handle the pain with my anti-inflammatories or ibuprofen or Tylenol. I have no option to get something stronger when I went to the hospital I was treated like a drug addict I am so sick of this I can see what’s truly happening in this country is that kids from 20 years on down we’re buying these pills on the streets most of them from high school and affluent neighborhoods and when they started dropping off like flies do you know their parents got on the phone jumping up and down with their representatives in Congress and this is when it all started we should not have to suffer the indignity to get relief from pain today because of this classroom mentality when one person does something wrong the whole class has to stay back it is disgusting truly disgusting. 😮

[@arturogomeztagle9250]

The fact prison is an outcome of a personal health crisis is disgusting. Legalize Every Drug.

[@Emma-ct6dk]

Then what? They all become addicts and homeless. It’s all over truthfully they are better off in a confined space than out with no supervision bringing down communities

[@puma.will.pounce7590]

Drug addicts will still engage in crime. Only 18% of people are in state prison because of a drug conviction.

[@rileymcintosh4852]

Absolutely agree with you

[@DelbertStinkfester]

I would rather be dependent on Opioids then live with chronic, mentally disabling, never ending, 24 hour a day 7 days a week pain

[@Crashed131963]

Watch the TV series "Dopesick" . Your life is over once hooked on Oxycontin.

[@haydeelebron5826]

That’s a lie from the Devil, Opioid. addiction is the Worst form of Hells ENCOUNTER. Get to a Rehab😳🥺😵‍💫

[@eagledice2008]

You’re already addicted don’t eat junk food your body will heal itself

[@famousbowl9926]

@@Crashed131963 you can't even get ozycontin really lmao

[@delloda]

​@@haydeelebron5826 rehab is a lie too.

[@kalayne6713]

For 18 months I have watched my daughter suffer, untreated for suspected ovarian cancer, undertreated for chronic acute pain. All because of the lies, bad science and corrupt doctors who influenced the CDC to set up guidelines that punish the patient and imprison the doctors who care about their patients. My daughter is not an addict, she gets no high, she just wants pain relief. Addicts have rights, chronic pain patients dont.Addicts choose their drugs, pain patients do not choose pain. It happens to them but they cannot say, I need opiates, they work. The 2016 guidelines are a complete disaster, killing thousands, worldwide. In USA, opiate scripts have halved yet opiate deaths have risen 900 PER CENT. This is wrong. A class action is needed to repeal the 2016 lies, for genuine pain patients. Addicts get lots of care. Pain patients are forgotten.

[@skyking6989]

I damm near got addicted to them. Was in a horrible car accident and was I'm agony. I realized I was developing a an addiction. I got ahead of it before I lost everything. Opiods are no joke.

[@rileymcintosh4852]

You are so absolutely right about that

[@kurtisstutzman7056]

I'm now 66+ months sober from a 22+ years long heroine addiction...! It all started with Percocets... then Oxy40s & Oxy80s & blues(roxy30s)... then came the heroine...regularly...! I was snorting 5 grams a day until December 5th-6th... December 7th, 2017 is the first day of my sober life and it has been sooo great...! I'm am the owner/operator of two companies and have a thrid tax number for another service based business that I hope to be starting soon... I got sober with the help of methadone and am still going to the clinic, but i have been weaning myself off of it... I plan to be totally off of the methadone in a year or so...! Thanks for the info, I'm always trying to educate myself...! Keep up your awesomeness and go enjoy some nature today...!

[@barbararobinson244]

Good for you. Congratualtions, I know it wasn't easy. You are a success story--keep up the good work!

[@kurtisstutzman7056]

@barbararobinson244 Thanks a bunch...! And you bet I will... Sober life is soo much better...! Thanks again and I hope your day's the best ever... take care

[@barbararobinson244]

Thank you. You're remarkable.@@kurtisstutzman7056

[@folaraj6343]

Worse than over-prescribing opioids is people having to exist 24/7 with unbearable pain and not getting the pain medication they desperately need to be able to function and have any quality of life.

[@towaritch]

The painkiller my physician prescribed me had 10% opium in it. It only managed to make me seasick and had no effect whatsoever on my back pain.

[@MarcelaElviraTimis]

There,are non addictive alternatives to opioids... but big pharma won't be looking forward to sell you that when your government allows them to get you hooked on the super addictivemstuff

[@Aristaifly]

Why not to treat the source of the pain? Why pain should be constant? Why not to look how the rest of the world does it? We are all bunch of blood, muscles, bones and tissues.

[@pursedelighted9020]

There are times when pain meds are needed.take as prescribed

[@katiekane5247]

Amen!

[@larryspiller6633]

For as bad as these narcotics can be, they are also a blessing for some. Of course one cannot abuse them. The patients and the doctor must be on the level with it.

[@xcalibertrekker6693]

Yea so many don't know what debilitating pain really is. Most doctors cant prescribe more then a weeks worth sometimes a month. You usually have to go to specialized pain clinics where they check you every month sometimes doing urine tests and checking the amount of pills you have left.

[@larryspiller6633]

@@xcalibertrekker6693 You have that right. 12 or more years of treatments, 3 surgeries in 8 years, Lord do I know. Peace.

[@angusross6609]

Does no one in America take responsibility for their own lives. When I was prescribed opiates, after awhile I realised I was getting addicted, told my doctor and we reduced the dose until I stopped taking them. The doctor in this case is bad, but my goodness the big Pharmacology giants are the real baddies.

[@nameless592]

Plus they have Americans brain washed. They think having a pill for every little thing is normal

[@dimitritucker1077]

@@nameless592 As an American, I can confirm this. And yet, I need my medications. My brain cannot reuptake serotonin properly. After years of trying natural remedies-St. John’s Wort, exercising, and eating well all at once-all of that didn’t help. When I added in a medication and started using light therapy, I noticed a difference. I also struggle with mood swings and psychotic episodes. My mood stabilizer/antipsychotic prevents those from happening. I also have to use a medication for my type two diabetes and must use birth control to regulate my cycle. (I have PCOS.) Of course, I exercise and eat right. Of course, I use light therapy. But without my medications, I wouldn’t be able to do those things at all.

[@puma.will.pounce7590]

Angus Ross - given that drug companies play no roll in prescribing drugs to a patient, how are they the "real baddies?" Drug addiction has nothing to do with drugs, by the way. Addicts are just losers and would find something else to be addicted to.

[@fredx2696]

As whites would say- it’s not the gun that kills people it’s people who kill people. With that same stupid logic when it comes to blacks who commit violence with guns, then it’s not the drugs who kills whites but whites who chose to use drugs that kills whites-

[@tinybox-septiceye2949]

some people aren’t as strong as you. honestly it’s not their fault. damn

[@ryanblack2986]

I was prescribed oxycontin when I was 20 years old and stayed on them until I was 32. Before that I was given Vicodin for 4 years. I don't remember life without a flood of pain killer endorphins to my brain. Now I'm just chained to a Methadone clinic where they will not let me taper my dose down even 1 mg a week. I'm literally held hostage. If I'd just stop, being on 130 mgs, I'd be terribly, horrendously ill for a few weeks to even months, lose my job, etc. There has to be a way out.

[@the_eerie_faerie_tales]

Look into kratom... it helped me

[@reneeoleari]

I hope you are doing better now.

[@zeroceiling]

The question to be asked is..how many are dying of straight opioid overdose…and how many are dying because they were unaware that instead of an Oxy..they were given a fentanyl death cap that only looked like an Oxy.

[@gregorythomassr5485]

That's exactly what's going on

[@robinherb2362]

This. Very few people actually die of legitimate pharmaceutical opioids.

[@zeroceiling]

Robin Herb …I actually believe this to be true Robin. The crisis actually comes in the form of people that are using opioids for pain management and slipping into a deeper level of usage patterns. Yes this does happen but…Then the Doctors just cut them off instead of initiating progressive titrations to lower levels of use. If you cut off a person on opioids suddenly, they will often be driven to the streets..and a meet-up with Fentanyl. As an aside, if you cut off a person on benzodiazepines suddenly …you could quite possibly be inadvertently causing a seizure or death. Opioids may not be much different. So, to your point, it may not be the actual use of opioids that often causes death..but rather the sudden cut-off by a doctor brought in front of the Medical Board and told he is prescribing too much. In fact, in Switzerland, they instituted a heroin program where addicts can come in and receive hospital grade heroin..at their preferred dosage…free if taken at the hospital..and not made available to be taken out of the facility. The overdose deaths from heroin in Switzerland have plummeted..as has tertiary surrounding crime..associated with paying street dealers extortionate prices for the drug. In fact, many addicts have been actually able to re-join the workforce…and as the “thrill” of obtaining illegal heroin disappears…so does the fascination of being able to “score” it. It’s like an underage kid buying cigarettes…but then when of legal age…they are available but no longer offer the thrill of being able to buy them as contraband. The Swiss program is generally hailed as a massive victory.

[@soccerlifeftw]

Bro it’s easy as fuck to tell between real and a fake oxy 30

[@soccerlifeftw]

After a while of doing em you wud kno right away if someone gave you a fake

[@1whocs486]

It's crazy amount of pills he got but a reasonable amount of pain meds are needed for a person to have reasonable amount of relief to be able to live normally is inhuman to deny a severe pain sufferer the right and the medication they need.... unless you have lived in horrible pain day in an day out you should not have a say in it period

[@dexteradaki8086]

But a 100 pills a day is way too existential...

[@angelaf5040]

Absolutely!

[@angelaf5040]

@@dexteradaki8086 100 a day is BS. The Tylenol in that alone would cause liver failure. No one can take that amount and survive the Tylenol.

[@silkyslim2111]

I feel for people who actually suffer from horrible pain. Find some other way to get high, you’re affecting actual sick people.

[@Cuinn837]

This video is from 2018. Public feelings are starting to change, because so many people in pain (often after surgery) have been denied pain meds.

[@hushingsilence]

I am so very happy people are speaking out about the *need* for chronic pain medicine. Sadly, stories about these pain medicines helping people live productive lives just doesn't get the clicks or attention that drug abusers get.

[@elizabethsalvatore1633]

It’s disgusting I agree.

[@elizabethsalvatore1633]

I paid taxes for 50 years in this country, and I am treated like a junkie because I am in pain, and this government of mine blames me for the FENTANYL PROBLEM AND DEATH RATE! 😢

[@hushingsilence]

I recently moved, and my Doc said, if I NEED pain meds like opioids, they will prescribe them (carefully and responsibly). Call other Doctors, cities, states to find what you need. Move if you have to. You deserve to live a pain free life. @@elizabethsalvatore1633

[@Pampilici]

In my country, and all neighbouring countries ( all of Europe actually ) opioids and opium based painkillers, as well as morphine are ONLY prescribed for the terminally ill, mostly late stage cancer. Addiction is no longer an issue, since the patient is dying.

[@garygarside9782]

yea and i didn't see the tent cities or zombies

[@joycemansfield1108]

I have chronic pain and this war on pain patients is awful!!

[@Питомецёж]

Is it true that it's impossible to find oxy120mg in US?

[@tracyshaffer4510]

I’ve been on pain meds for over ten years, not once have I gotten high off them, if your in real pain the meds work the way they should.

[@bigcws4522]

I have been on them 18 plus years and I do not get high either. I also have debilitating pain from multiple surgery's and cancer.

[@vallorypoole8117]

Tracy right there with you been on hydros for over 10 yrs same dose 4 a day never gotten high...

[@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming]

Same here. I was on 95ug fentanyl after 33 surgeries on my spine. I am opiate tolerant and my Doctor here in the UK insisted I drop my doses, then wean off after 10 years being on them. Unfortunately, the pandemic hit, which stopped face-to-face appointments. I was determined to come off them, so we started to cut the patches down using a graph to ensure I wasn't going up and down with my doses. When I got to see my pain consultant and told him what I had done, he said it was dangerous, but admired my efforts. I see it that as the fentanyl didn't give me much benefit, I may as well be in pain without such drugs in my system. I am still searching for a solution. I cannot take ketamine, although it works brilliantly. The dangers with the doses make it too risky.

[@kelsievans7236]

The pain relief is the “high” smh

[@kristalksthings]

Assuming those taking their pills appropriately are not crushing them to snort, smoke or shoot ... which will result in a totally different experience. Ignorance is bliss, eh.

[@justbarry587]

These people don't know what real pain is. I've had 2 neck surgeries and lung surgery. Currently on no opiates because of paranoid Drs.

[@dixie2675]

Been there before. My last OPEN KNEE SURGERY I was writhing in pain at home post surgery. Had to check myself back in hospital due to lack of pain meds. the er docs couldn't believe non were sent home with me. Worst 3 weeks of my life.

[@angelaf5040]

I'm so very sorry. Sadly you're another victim of Dr Paranoia. My sister had cancer and was dying and they wouldn't order her pain meds for a LONG time. It's so wrong.

[@famousbowl9926]

9:35 uhmm. Im sorry but thats all on your junkie drug addicted daughter not the Dr. Thats like blaming the liquor store clerk if you die from alcohol poisoning.. also what drove her to drugs in the first place? Dysfunctional families are always the main cause. Gtfo

[@BoothTheGrey]

So doctors arent supposed to inform you as good as possible? Doctors are more like drug dealers... and its your own fault if the doctor gives a shit about your health but has no problem to sell you harming drugs - or even gives you the advice to take the drugs? You shouldnt trust your doctor at all but be suspicious? How can I "choose" what advice is good for me and what advice isnt if I am not a doctor myself?

[@zulubeatsprince]

@@BoothTheGrey most doctors and even the bottles themselves and inserts tell you what time it is and tell you to be cautious.. .. people just wanna be handheld and act oblivious so they can blame others. Its your own body read and think. . Life has tradeoffs. Find me a painkiller that works without negative effects.. I've had lifelong pain condition and never got addicted.. I had common sense about thse drugs even when I was a kid. And realized cant be eating them like candy and got off them as soon as possible when no longer needed for the pain. been prescribed oxys and T3s since I was 11 and it didnt ruin my life. What's these adults excuses.. I dunno . Everyone I know addicted to pills is addicted to other street meds too on the low.

[@BoothTheGrey]

@@zulubeatsprince Ibuprofen, Aspirin, etc - of course these are low painkillers. But this is directly you first lie. And yeeeeaaaaaah... the doctors take millions over millions of the pharma industry to inform the people to be cautious. Riiiiiiggghht. Like the oil industry is for green fuel. And Google wants your data only for good purpose. You believe in St. Claus, dont you? And OF COURSE I admit that people should be more aware of lot of things. But just be as arrogant as you... wont have any effect. What kind of society do you wanna live in? I dont wanna live in a society where everybody should be a doctor cause folks like you AFTER a huge crisis done by pharma industry and paid doctors dont give a shit about the mess the industry did and any trust is gone. When these drugs started to be sold it WAS NOT common sense, cause nobody knew them. How could they. This is either another plain lie by you or you just wanna play dumb. The question is: Why do you wanna shift the whole responsibility to the individual and take away ANY responsibility from big industry? This is the nice thing about anonymous internet: I never will find out if you are just another paid PR drone or if you are really so weird to think everybody can be expert in everything and TRUST in doctors who studies medicine for many years or in industry is absolutely not necessary. Your doctors cant be trusted. Your pharma industry cant be trusted. Whole "american dream" is about not trusting anybody. And this leads directly to what you can observe in your country right now. I am really glad to live in europe. So... of course... go on... blame the individual as long as you want... and some day someone will betray you on a big level and tell you you should blame yourself. And probably... you are crazy enough to do so. What a nice society everybody wants to live in.

[@solgato5186]

@@BoothTheGrey Doctors are committing suicide in the USA from being squeezed between wanting to treat people and our monstrous shit of a medical system.

[@BoothTheGrey]

@@solgato5186 Some of them, which is sad. Those should definitely just search for another job in the "land of the free" where everybody is responsible for his own and search for the "american dream". But... aaahhh... the actual health care system is exactly about that. And some doctors do follow the "american dream" and search for making more money even if its dangerous for the people. And this movie is about one of them. Not all doctors are good and not all patients are lazy, irresponsible idiots. But definitely the system is broken - of course. It MUST be. Cause a health care system that is about making money cannot provide the best health. How could it? The idea that "the market" always provides "the best" is absurdly wrong. Market only provides what makes most money.

[@kevinmccool3719]

Just 8 years ago, every body and their brother could go to a few certain doctors in the area and could get multiple scripts of the exact same pain meds. I've seen one person get 3 prescriptions in one day for 240 10mg lortab and were all filled within an hour at 3 different pharmacies. Your lucky to get 5 individual pills now days even if you lose a limb in an accident. The system is so fucked up now, legitimate pain suffering people are just mostly left out to dry. Seen to many people this happened to.

[@1whocs486]

Tell me about it....I have to have them or I can't get around an work an suffer terribly.....but no one needs 3000 a month

[@1whocs486]

@@johnwright291 ❤️ true wisdom...I guess it depends on who's in the white house

[@shelleyhillier7581]

All they had to do was use a computer all pharmacy are hooked to and it will show. We do it in Canada but can't go province to province. It's a big detour

[@painpatientsaddiction3640]

That's exactly what I'm saying it's not right to make other people suffer because a few people get addicted. I'm a recovered alcoholic they never closed all the bars. And they shouldn't because it's up to me to say no

[@johnwright291]

I'm 65 and have watched this see saw all my life. It has happened at least 3 times that they make so people who are dying and in excruciating pain can't get relief because...... get this. They might get addicted. Then they loosen up the restrictions and anyone who stubs their toe can get it. It is the DEA the the most rouge crooked agency in the history of the United states who are responsible. As a recovered alcoholic it is all I can do to keep from having a drink to celebrate a DEA agent getting fired

[@Mr.Guild1971]

Several commenters have done well to touch on this point but Do Not forget about those who do require these medications.I Have quite a lengthy story but shortly I have been under the knife 8 times,I have an electronic stimulator and I must travel 2 HOURS AND 40 MINUTES ONE WAY EVERY MONTH to my pain management hospital. I have been on every one of these drugs at some point and have self weened myself ,went thru multiple types of withdrawals and am exuberant that I am no longer on the strongest(fent patches) but now I can't get what I need . Documentary same as all the rest

[@jamesgriffith8767]

I find it hard to believe people are still dying from prescription opioids. I can't find anyone who gets them anymore or anyone who sells them anymore. and I used to have 3 sources for purchasing them. none anymore but thankfully I am on suboxone now for 4 years with no relapses.

[@suzannethompson9261]

People can abuse may types of drugs. The responsibility rests on the patient to use them only when needed and as prescribed. Many people do have chronic pain and their lives would be miserable without pain meds

[@vallorypoole8117]

Suzanne YES and people abuse food should food stores be attacked? people have a choice always..some are just weak...

[@betting4life948]

💯

[@mariamiller1435]

We have an illicit fentanyl crisis not a prescription opioid crisis. Opioid prescribing is down by 50 percent yet overdoses keep rising. That should tell you something is wrong with the supposed cause.

[@maritmretr1946]

When money is less innvolved, doctors are more restriktive in perscibing oxyconti. In Norway mostly cancer patients get these painkillers. 🇳🇴

[@angelaf5040]

In the US my sister had cancer all throughout her uterus, intestinal tract, liver, and stomach. She also has fibromyalgia. She was denied pain medicine for quite a while! She's no longer in remission and will most likely die this round and still her pain is not controlled! It's BS when even cancer Drs are withholding pain meds. Us chronic pain people, forget it... We're all drug seekers. I went to ER with the worst headache of my life and was accused of being a drug seeker! Had a MRI 2 weeks later and I had actually had a stroke!!!! It's gotten out of control!

[@tonyasreadyforwhatsnext1561]

I was on crack for 7 years been clean from crack for 12 years but now yet struggle with pain pill addiction.

[@willard998]

What is absolutely disgusting is that pharmaceutical companies and doctors take NO responsibility for the disaster THEY caused. On top of that, they now criminalise these people. Sure feel sorry for the American society...the US now looks more like a third world country than what it used to be. Heart-breaking...

[@zulubeatsprince]

I think people are reaching trying to blame doctors for poor choices.. I've been taking painkillers my whole life. Never even came close to a OD or addiction. You really gotta try to od.. doctors dont make much if any money on pain meds like the parents try to claim... it's like buying a Ferrari and blame the dealer when you wrap it around the pole. All doctors I've ever met always told me not to play with these pills and I knew better from a young boy.. I'm sorry I just dont buy these victim stories and I'm literally on pain meds right now I live this. I think some people over do it and dont think long term. this new generation is wreckless as hell.

[@willard998]

@@zulubeatsprince That's your story Zulu and good on you...but there are many,many other stories

[@solgato5186]

@@zulubeatsprince THIS. They'd rather people be bent over in pain. I lost my job when these idiots decided I should get fuzzy on handfuls of gabapentin instead of staying clar-headed on Tramadol.

[@solgato5186]

@@willard998 The problem is that the people are tapered off the drugs too fast if at all.

[@ginacable5376]

@@solgato5186 and gaba Penton is now being peddled by drug dealers already lost pain and sleep meds if they take that away as well I might as well hang myself.

[@debracrespi2690]

My husband can't get the meds he needs due to the opioid crisis.

[@hitzoneproductions7858]

Kratom

[@cherieleonard2606]

What is a shame is that people with cancer are treated as drug addicts. Kaiser will drug test you before they will give you prescriptions, if you have stage four cancer. Ridiculous.

[@hitzoneproductions7858]

@@cherieleonard2606 I agree. Please research Rick Simpson Oil.

[@AbnormalMom6000]

Kratom doesn't work and it can't b good 4 u. I'm in the same boat and I am going to keep buying mine from other sources like Mexico

[@hitzoneproductions7858]

@@AbnormalMom6000 Speak for yourself. Kratom does work and had zero side effects. Unlike opioids.

[@daspicsman]

I took opioids during and after a good bout with kidney stones. It took a while but after a week or so of taking them regularly, I felt like a million bucks. No pain anywhere, like I was 10 again. While I didn’t get addicted, I can see how easy it would be for someone to want to feel that good all the time. I’d still like to feel that good but it isn’t worth the gamble, the money, the devastation. God bless all that suffer with drug addiction and may they find their way out of the darkness.

[@petergeanacopulos5327]

Consider yourself VERY lucky. Addiction aint pretty....

[@xoxoxoxoxo7997]

U definitely need them with kidney stones. The pain is unbearable

[@petergeanacopulos5327]

@@xoxoxoxoxo7997 I deal with a gallstone every day of my life for the past 2 years drug free. Sometimes it's not there and most pf the time it feels like I'm being stabbed.

[@stephenreie9847]

Thank you for your kind words,god bless you

[@towaritch]

I don't know what kind of opioids you used. The ones prescribed by my physician only make me sick.

[@babyjesus2025]

People should be able to get whatever they want from a pharmacy without a prescription

[@AbnormalMom6000]

Amen amen amen!!!!!

[@JamesSmith-pc6bh]

I've been addicted to Vicodin twice due to AZ back injury. The first time for three years and the second time for four years. Both times I quit on my own.

[@dlvox5222]

You likely weren’t prescribed 99 pills a day. Haha. Wow. How is that even possible? Can’t be right. After knee surgery I was prescribed 4-6 a day but none after 60 days. Same here. Just didn’t have them so didn’t take them. Couldn’t sleep for 2 days then was fine.

[@NefariousBella]

God bless you, I was on OxyContin and Percocet for 15 years. It’s a monster to get off of. It’s poison there are so many better alternatives.

[@AbnormalMom6000]

So many other alternatives??? Like what? Fentanol patch? Dilantin??? I'm in SO much fucking real pain I would actually say yes to walking around with a morphine or dilaudid drip right now. And I don't carehow hard it would b to get off the shit, its made for pain and damn it im in so much pain. No wonder ppl commit suicide from not getting the relief they need to function

[@NefariousBella]

@@AbnormalMom6000 marijuana and/or kratom. Your body grows accustomed to the opiates and your dose will keep going up, I’ve been in your shoes. Marijuana my friend.

[@NefariousBella]

@@AbnormalMom6000 I had a bad horseback riding accident, had to regain the use of my body from the waist down and learn to walk again. The pain will get so intense you think your head will explode but I got to a point I was sick of taking opiates, staying off that damn medication at this point in my life is more important than quelling my pain.

[@nigelhoppie6360]

What about the people who had to suffer because there doctor only wanted to percribe opioid and refused. I suffered for years after I fell and crushed my hip. My doctor would not help me and I lost everything

[@nightcasino]

Been taking them for over 11 years with my skin cell issues. I feel for people who become addicted. I’m very aware and never take unless I’m dealing with an episode. These drugs do save people. Banning them outright is wrong. Holding people responsible? Absolutely.

[@dead_or_alive2649]

Thank you and I agree. I know a few people that have a verified (for lack of a better word) disease and the amount of pain they’re in without the medication would make them bed bound. Because of their integrity and stigma attached to pain meds they also are extremely careful. But the struggles each have had to go through because of those that abuse them was horrible. I’m wishing you all the best this crazy world has to offer!

[@boxerfan2]

Did any of your organs take damage while taking opiods for 11 years?

[@cboopgo]

I have complex regional pain syndrome in my foot. This is very painful. If you look it up it compares to giving birth without any meds but it continues unlike not hurting after having the baby. It is so difficult for me to get treated, but I do. I have to take urine test every month and my pills get counted every month. It is a pain in the butt to get the meds. I think people should be responsible and do what they are supposed to.

[@boxerfan2]

@@cboopgo why urine test? To check liver? Or is it to make sure you don't abuse it?

[@joyandrew887]

@@cboopgo you want it?

[@crissy2420]

This is horrible and the doctor is responsible for giving out ridiculous amounts of pills. But on the other hand, no one wants to talk about personal responsibility though. NO ONE made these folks take these pills.

[@Dreez76]

If you're eating 100 pills per day, you should realize yourself that you have problems.

[@nanucit]

Sure, blame the unwilling addict, this way of thinking is the root of the entire problem.

[@carissahowell]

@@nanucit I live with chronic pain and chronic inflammation and there is literally NO reason anyone needs to take 100 painkillers per day. I am also a recovering addict. The first step into recovering from addiction is to admit you have a problem. And if you're eating 100 pills per day, the only reason you would not realize that you have a problem is if you're still in active denial. Your comment is a copout.

[@Crashed131963]

@@nanucit If someone dies drinking gas , I have to blame the drinker not the gas station.

[@babajaga158]

@@nanucit no it's always someone else's fault

[@ShaleyJean]

@@nanucit "unwilling"???? Who's forcing it into their bodies?

[@calba24]

What I don’t understand is why people blame the doctors for prescribing the medicine, but never blame the person who willingly took it. Nobody is holding a person hostage at gunpoint to tell them to take more than prescribed. A person with common sense can tell what their body is able to tolerate when taking medicine whether it is opioid, or non-opioid. If the prescribed amount is more than you can handle, then you can tell the doctor this and another route can be taken. Irresponsibility needs to be the word used for a person abusing medicine. Addicts not only harm themselves, but makes it extremely hard for those who legitimately need certain painkillers to function daily. When a person abuses prescribed pain medicine, then they are being selfish to later cry wolf when they won’t admit that it was their own actions that made them addicted. People need to stop blaming others when loved ones die due to opioid overdose. The blame needs to be on the person who did it because it was their choice.

[@tubester4567]

I think the problem is this doctor was prescribing so much. The patient was getting way more pills than they should, and way above the usual recommendations and standards.

[@karinteeples6517]

Most Pain Patients won’t acknowledge that their need for opioids is for emotional and mental illness Pain not so much physical. I was a pain patient and I finally had to own what I was doing. Most of these patients need to let go of the denial and really focus on the emotional pain that needs relief. Chronic childhood trauma is a large source of mental pain transferred to Physical.

[@mssdn8976]

I’m in the U.K., just had cancer surgery and didn’t take opiates, I managed with paracetamol, they don’t push opioids here

[@ChazinFl1]

Oh boy, here is a cookie!

[@jenniferjones1470]

It's wierd that we're watching this and then a commercial comes on about a new drug that we should "ask our doctors about taking' What a coincidence. No, I will not ask my doctor about taking one of the newest drugs with hidden deadly side effects.

[@ChandlerBinh]

Cant tell if trowling...

[@barbararobinson244]

Pharmacist are the professionals to go to when needing info about drugs. Doctors really don't know all that much.@@ChandlerBinh

[@jedturner9173]

are you telling me Americans who take pain killers have no idea they can lead to addiction

[@robinherb2362]

Everyone knows but this show is absurd. I had major surgery last year and like a few other times in my life was prescribed opiates. Each time I take them for 3 days then switch to ibuprofen without issue. Most Americans are this way. Addiction is a result of something else and opioids are just one substance that an addict will abuse. These shows are just to scare people into passing more laws to put more people behind bars to pump money into the prison industrial complex so we get more slave labor. I hate it here.

[@auggy53]

how is big pharma supposed to keep those people from shoving their pills up their nose .i had back surgery 8 years ago and i got oxycotin for the pain . but i didnt get hooked because i can count.

[@Cuinn837]

It's amazing how much snorting is going on. Then they graduate to the needle. Then they turn around and blame the doctor and Pharma.

[@Reaper1947]

I've been there, when the pain is so bad and so overwhelming that you don't care about the addiction factor you just need relief from the pain. To go after the doctors in most cases is dead wrong IMO, if patients in that much pain want to take on the risk of addiction or death it's none of our business. I say that having been a pain patient myself, and one who has sat in the pain clinic's waiting room talking to other patients about their hellish lives. Unless you are suffering yourself you have no business being on the jury or being a judge in a trial like this. You gotta walk a mile in my shoes. TheReaper!

[@tiffanyhoward9935]

The problem is that Big Pharma never told doctors that opioids cause rebound pain. Opioids have a boomerang effect. Opioids actually guarantee that the pain WILL return.

[@amymarie1655]

I deal with massive chronic pain daily, and refuse to take pills , although Oxys were prescribed to me for ‘pain management’ over 20 yrs ago. I have watched too many lose their lives to this slippery slope. My pain is so bad, but at least I can still feel something

[@zulubeatsprince]

@@tiffanyhoward9935 i never heard of this.. but I have sickle cell episodes and ain't no rebound pain from that shit you can sit there and writhe in pain for 2 weeks or get your hands on something to be able to pass the time.. sometimes the pain is so bad I think I might get a heart attack and struggle breathing. Once I was in a hospital writhing in pain and it took them 6 hours to offer me a painkiller cos of people coming after the doctors.. nurses were scared to get me a simple pain killer Had to wait over 6 hours for a doctor to come in and approve it after a ton of bullshit questions.. last time I went to that hospital. It's not on the doctors.. I agree with dude.. some of us legit need serious pain killers I'd rather be addicted than writhing in bed hurt as fuck all day.

[@solgato5186]

I'm furious that my doctor has decided that it's better that I be in a ridiculous holding pattern on disability than be able to get my life back on painkiller. I hate being dependent on people for stuff I can't do physically because I have a shit doctor now that won't hurry up and cauterise the pain signal or fix the joints disintegrating all over me, I hate not being able to go for the long walks I used to love, and I hate being in pain from more and more of my joints feling like they've got glass shards in them---I can't even close my left hand anymore without my fingers getting stuck shut. >:( The situation seems ffing ridiculous.

[@butterflywhispersparanormal]

I was injured in 2010 I worked two more years after I could no longer handle my pain, I tried chiropractor, acupuncture, physical therapy, non opioids and Prednisone, and injections and surgery. Now I use a walker to get around and a scooter when I have to walk in a big store or go to a flea market or anything fun. My pain stole anything I used to enjoy as a human so I have adjusted things and now I enjoy other things and I help others. Now that I have said that. Since 2012 I am on around the clock pain, and something for my break thru pain, nerve medications bc of my injuries over time my lower leg pains are a 9 before I take my medicine and after it's a 4. My point is this my body is dependent on my medicine but I am not an addict. There is a difference and if you don't know what the difference is the please look it up. I am still alive and I have NEVER OVER DOSED, why bc I chose not to take more than prescribed. Free Will🤔 People chose to take more, they chose to go into the street to shoot heroin. I am so sick of the accusations of my prescribed medication being blamed like doctors being blamed. When will people be held accountable for their actions? I have chose to hold myself accountable. During the pill mills we're happening in my state of Florida I was treated like a drug addict by the pharmacies and cut off from my medicine bc a pharmacist was trying to play my doctor and why I was trying to get my medicine from the same doctor and same pharmacy. Chronic pain patient shouldn't be dragged down with the addicts that is what I am saying. Thanks for reading. This of course is in my opinion.

[@sterling7178]

Anybody who's taken an opioid knows how they can easily become addictive.

[@noemie1511]

In France we did not have this opioid addiction because prescription is more controlled. Though the problem exists. Its really shocking what happened in the US.

[@Fleemingo000]

I FEEL like this channel needs more love

[@salvelegio1425]

Is this the reason Afghanistan was so important?

[@crunchypickles99]

YESSSSS 💯

[@jesusmind1611]

The real addiction is money, power, and control...The drug companies are also junkies

[@charlesrobinson9881]

Yeah, but if you have a serious injury you’ll be very very glad that we have opioids available. Doctors do what they can to prevent people from becoming addicted but in the final analysis people have to resist the temptation to keep taking opioids when they’re not absolutely necessary

[@ashotofmercury]

Did you watch the video? The Doctor was prescribing 100 pills A DAY!! 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@tonyasreadyforwhatsnext1561]

Praying for someday to be totally free of all drugs praying for all us addicts to be clean

[@rileymcintosh4852]

Prayers for you and please pray for me I'm an addict myself

[@dlvox5222]

No way. 100 pills a day? No pharmacist would dispense that quantity.

[@dead_or_alive2649]

I’d really like to know what causes some individuals to become actually addicted verses being dependent. I’ve work with people that have been taking a small amount of these medications for 10 plus years and the doses have never been increased and the medication seems to work perfectly. Then you have others that basically become addicted from the very beginning. Increasing the quantity or switching to illegal to fill the void.

[@christinenielson1246]

Willpower and their “why”

[@Capronice]

Those that are addicted have brain chemistry that react differently. Same reason some people are addicted to alcohol and some are not. I would think if you are suffering from chronic pain and been on the same dosage for a few years they should change the laws so that you can see your doctor on a yearly basis for your pain medication. I think the drug testing for these people should stop.

[@dead_or_alive2649]

@@Capronice . I agree. One of the patients that I’ve become friends with outside of the medical institution. She had hip surgery and it went terribly wrong. Now she’s left without a left hip. She has a tough cookie but is pretty much house bound. Thank goodness she has a huge close knit family. Nothing will ever change for her and it’s a horrible ordeal to get to her pain management appointments every 2 months. Only having to go yearly would be a blessing to her, even her doctors are upset that they have to put her through it. But it’s the law....

[@Capronice]

@@dead_or_alive2649 Seriously this needs to change. I would suggest you find a primary doctor that is is willing to see her every three months and supply her with a 90 day script. Then see if every other visit can be done by video or phone call. This will cut down the actual travel to twice a year. Those Pain management clinics are terrible.

[@funnycatvideos5490]

The ones taking small doses are highly addictive watch what happens when they stop taking that small dose they will go through withdrawals just like kicking heroin it is heroin

[@brutusminimus2612]

Doctors in the US prescribe these painkillers Hydro’s & Oxy’s to patients who have broken an arm leg or severe back pain, Doctors in the UK also treat patients with similar complaints effectively yet do not prescribe these opioids Hydro’s & Oxy’s etc the question being then what are the doctors prescribing in the UK that has not created this monstrous epidemic of prescription opioids and what are the doctors in the UK prescribing?

[@dlvox5222]

99 pills a day? No way. What? Usually it’s 4 -6 a day.

[@rtanbarter8739]

Maybe a week and lower does probably the higher milligrams fall under another law so they prescribe a ton of smaller dosage

[@asaaab222]

this is the comment i was looking for… absolutely bonkers

[@missgigip]

Exactly this has to be like 10+ years ago..here in new york you cannot get more than 90 pills every 30 days unless there are special circumstances

[@scottobrien1289]

Obesity kills more people, than anything, so are we going to sue fast food restaurants. Or sue processed food companies for diabetic sufferers?

[@ebasic790]

So opioids are the same thing as a burger? You are not a thinker I see.

[@scottobrien1289]

@@ebasic790 I believe I am the only one that thinks things through in the comments section of you tube.

[@jasonolinger7585]

People like to put all of the blame on the doctors but having been an addict i can tell you that addicts become the worlds best salesmen when it comes to getting a doctor to prescribe them pills.

[@alphadog1961]

BIG diff btween an Addict and someone in MAJOR PAIN...one Needs it,one does Not

[@rileymcintosh4852]

You are absolutely right Jason

[@ThyKingdomCome_7]

The numbers sited in the tagline were inflated or conflated by cdc. Most od’s are due to polydrug toxicity & illicit drugs. Now millions of intractable pain patients & even cancer patients are having trouble accessing necessary & appropriate pain medications. Doctors are fearful to treat even post-operatively.

[@matthewc9806]

This is an effect of the underlying cause that most of the world is dealing with: Bad mental health because of loss of purpose. Someone with meaning in their life has no need to escape reality with drugs they don't need

[@charlottetaylor4471]

There are promising studies regarding the use of psychedelics for the treatment of anxiety, depression and PTSD. For example, one study found that 25% of its participants were cured of depression after one dose of psilocybin.

[@amyhedges3168]

Can we talk about the $25 k it takes for a 90 day stay in treatment. This is our health care system. It’s not JUST the drug companies there’s lots of fault to spread around

[@louisejames1844]

There are many with blood on their hands. The drug companies, doctors, politicians, lawyers .... through cynical greed, ignorance or naivety. It’s not simple and there’s a lot we can learn for a better future.

[@nevermind-he8ni]

Opioids are not the problem. Lack of opioids is the problem.

[@typical_snowflake]

I took opioids once because tooth pain ( very bad) after minor surgery. It was so good the pain stopped I was high. I craved it very quick. And stopped taking it and for 2 two days I craved it. I must have taken 3 pills max of medium intensity. Never again. I was hooked so fast. I told it to my boyfried so he could watch me if I came back to it without real need.

[@MsAlien911]

100 pills a day? What? Excessive even by a junkies standards.

[@boeingdriver29]

My heart goes out to all that have suffered from medical malfeasance.

[@sunnyadams5842]

Thank You! I appreciate that!!

[@equaljusticeforall7929]

It's not always medical malfeasance, what about the pharmaceutical companies who pushed so many of them? Look at what Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family did, they lied to Drs and said that OxyContin wasn't as other addicting as shorter acting narcotics. I know they were sued, but seriously what does that really do? Some people need medications and now they can't get them because the FDA and others didn't put guidelines in place or put a stop to a lot of it when it first got started. People are overdosing on fentanyl because they're not going to go without their pain meds. Going through the withdrawal from narcotics is horrendous and contrary to what many were led to believe, can cause heart problems and even death. The so called bell has been rung and there's no unringing it now.

[@arhamvlogs8641]

I was studying for the USMLE the other day and a lot of questions answers were 'prescribe oxycodone' like whaaat?? We shouldnt be prescribing it so casually. Dont blame doctors all the time. Sometimes its what they are taught.

[@thomasa4239]

are you an IMG & why does this surprise you ? yes, it’s prescribed for pain

[@arhamvlogs8641]

well oxycodon is almost unheard of where im from.

[@liasummers1824]

These treatment facilities are hella scammy

[@user-sf7og5ke7p]

If doctors can be sued so should big pharma be sued!!

[@klausmuhlhoff1464]

What a controversial subject . I myself am on Oxycotin and it makes the difference . I mannage the use of it and take as needed . It allows me to manage my life and maintain my independance . Ive been at the point where death sounds sweeter than the constant pain that can be crippling . So now when my children and grandchildren visit I can smile back at their love for me , and what a joy that is , whereas without my medecine I'm be a sack of pain and selfpity in the corner neither wanting to talk nor listen . Ohh yes , there are going to be people who will abuse not just the medication but everything including life itself and good luck creating a perfect world for them . The idea that government should create rules and have beaurocracy enforce such . Makes me cringe . Well these are my thoughts and I'm against the idea of any Doctor who is trying to spare his patient pain should be punnished Also ? Nobody likes loosing a loved one or dealing with its consequenses . I hope that the complainents are'nt seeking a reward in these cases

[@burly636]

Pharmaceutical companies said they weren't addictive. That was a bold lie. The Love of money is the root of all evil. The truth is everywhere.

[@Riddingwithvivian]

I was prescribed only 5mg Percocet awhile ago and I remember sitting in my place high on this shit thinking the room could be on fire and it wouldn't mattered. At only a small dosage level it is additive. Eventually I had to flush them down the drain after my pain subsided from the skiing accident I had if I didn't im not sure where Id be. All I know is alot of friends are dead from it.

[@requiemforadream4430]

13:14 - giving a patient 100 pills a day is NOT trying to care for him. When my dentist took out my wisdom tooth he gave me ibuprofen.

[@skyvision7363]

Mine took out 2 at the same time. "take some ibuprofen when you get home" All these clips on youtube where people get sedated for pulling wisdom teeth?! Seems like everything is gonna be treated in a daze.

[@requiemforadream4430]

@@skyvision7363 exactly! It's absolutly insane !!

[@richardlawson6787]

Feeling ten feet tall and bullet proof is addictive and that's what opiates make you feel...but eventually it turns on you and you always feel terrible....avoid opiates

[@joseole1117]

what? opiates never make me feel mighty or invincible, rather calm and giggly. don't believe the propaganda!

[@scoooter78]

@@joseole1117 They affect everyone differently. That's why some are more susceptible to addiction than others.

[@MrRuvimovich]

It seems to me that it is difficult to blame doctors for prescribing pills with a high content of drugs, which are really effective for pain, if patients themselves prefer such fast and effective methods of pain relief, despite the fact that all people are well aware of addiction to narcotic drugs.

[@leoarc1061]

"all people are well aware of addiction to narcotic drugs" Are you sure that's the case? Regardless, since the people are so well informed, let's remove doctors out of the equation and allow people to self-medicate. And since everyone knows the laws of physics, let's allow anyone to design and certify bridges! It's all good.

[@bruceevans3476]

It makes the case that the defence are putting forward seem more persuasive. **Just an observation**

[@jeffelmore5614]

They have to blame somebody and big pharma certainly won’t take any.

[@kathrynnorman778]

I'm a single mom who lost my son due to a dirty Dr giving my son fentanyl and oxycodone, morphine, Dilaudid and tramadol all at once. Tomorrow will be his birthday 😢 and I don't have any sympathy for you drug friends who are old enough to know better. You care more about yourselves than all the kids who have died. You whiney bitches make me sick!

[@sandranewman5067]

Listen! The war on drugs is the war on people. The policy kills, not the drugs. 😡😡♥️

[@ang123brando8]

At what point are people going to take some responsibility for not stopping the incessant intake of meds all the while knowing they are overdosing themselves.

[@sandranewman5067]

@@ang123brando8 educate yourselves. In addition, 386,380 patients followed on opiates. TWO: two had an issue and became euphoric. Docs changed the opiate from Percocet to Vicodin, both patients had no addiction. Addiction is in the.brain. Either you are prone to addiction. 4,000 years of using “god’s only plant” ....millions are given opiates per year. If what they said is true, we’d have dooe fiends running around the USA. Jouster are THE ONLY MEDICINE that kills pain- and it’s safe. Does zero Organ damage. Besides, who are you to force a patient in pain the endure pain. Your day is coming, or your loved ones. You had better hope and pray the government kill all opiates from doctors. Our government is arresting physicians. Void, sound physicians who know how to treat pain. It’s illegal. They are in prison. USA- largest prison system in the world. The more government claims down, the more in danger you and your loved ones are. Over 100, 000 People overdosed on illicit fentanyl ♥️😡💔. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2HFoYivdq2Bmqs

[@sandranewman5067]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn69XmSJq999rrs. USA police officers against the war on drugs.

[@mikk4185]

I have headaches frequently with nosebleeds. My neurologist prescribed me pain patches that incapacitated me and my dad rushed me to hospital. The patches of 50 mg Duragesic ie…fentanyl. My respiratory rate was low along with low heart rate. No one except cancer patients should be using duragesic with out being monitored. I’m so sorry for these patients and family members. I’m only alive because of my anal retentive Dad and his cuff. I’m wonder why my doc would prescribe it for a headache because he wasn’t the pill mill type of person.