MassGuy
The Monsters Aren’t The Ones Beneath The Bed
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I have seen lots of comments on news stories from people upset this was being followed up on. In most overdoses, there may not be any way to determine who provided the drugs. But in this case there was, because it was probably given by a physician. I fully support these investigations.
Shame on all of them. jmo
I am not so sure. Physicians prescribe medications, based on symptoms presented by the patient. If a patient does not follow the prescribed dosage, or takes other substances with the medication that is contraindicated, how is this the responsibility of the physician? This also includes participation in activities that are contraindicated by the medication instructions.
Physicians are so fearful of the "witch hunts" for over prescribing opiods, that qualified medical providers that manage chronic pain are difficult to find. Case in point, my husband has a documented service connected injury, from service in the military in a war zone. He has shrapnel in his back. Even, 50 years later from his injury, shards of metal come out of his skin. They were too small or embedded to remove surgically.
Physicians have refused to provide pain medication to him. A decorated military veteran was told to "do yoga" to control his pain. He can barely move. We have to drive over 300 miles to a qualified pain management provider each month for his meds. And arrests of providers who do give opioid prescriptions means maybe less physicians will provide needed care for people who have chronic pain conditions.
These were two doctors that were writing apparently bogus prescripts and not injecting him in the office, but giving it to him for home use, knowing his history. The were providing it for recreational use.I am not so sure. Physicians prescribe medications, based on symptoms presented by the patient. If a patient does not follow the prescribed dosage, or takes other substances with the medication that is contraindicated, how is this the responsibility of the physician? This also includes participation in activities that are contraindicated by the medication instructions.
Physicians are so fearful of the "witch hunts" for over prescribing opiods, that qualified medical providers that manage chronic pain are difficult to find. Case in point, my husband has a documented service connected injury, from service in the military in a war zone. He has shrapnel in his back. Even, 50 years later from his injury, shards of metal come out of his skin. They were too small or embedded to remove surgically.
Physicians have refused to provide pain medication to him. A decorated military veteran was told to "do yoga" to control his pain. He can barely move. We have to drive over 300 miles to a qualified pain management provider each month for his meds. And arrests of providers who do give opioid prescriptions means maybe less physicians will provide needed care for people who have chronic pain conditions.
These were two doctors that were writing apparently bogus prescripts and not injecting him in the office, but giving it to him for home use, knowing his history. The were providing it for recreational use.
I don't know enough about the case to say one way or another if these docs were supplying for recreational use or if the scripts were bogus, but just chiming in to say that Ketamine can be used at home and someone's history of substance use should be taken into account, but isn't a contraindication to treatment. Ketamine is used off label for a number of health conditions, including mental health conditions, but its use is controversial in general. I'll be curious to read the details of what these doctors did in the coming weeks.
It's in the affadavits, outright fraud by these doctors, using other patient's prescriptions and lying/creating false patients for the suppliers. This isn't about grey areas of treatment modalities.I don't know enough about the case to say one way or another if these docs were supplying for recreational use or if the scripts were bogus, but just chiming in to say that Ketamine can be used at home and someone's history of substance use should be taken into account, but isn't a contraindication to treatment. Ketamine is used off label for a number of health conditions, including mental health conditions, but its use is controversial in general. I'll be curious to read the details of what these doctors did in the coming weeks.