As more and more people become unwittingly hooked for life on opiates, do you think more and more lawsuits will be filed against these legal drug dealers? Most people don't fully recognize the extent of the problem until for some reason they are no longer prescribed this form of legal heroin....their doctor retires, change in office policy stopping gratuitous prescrbing of drugs,etc... I know a woman in her fifties who until five years ago had never taken anything stronger than an aspirin in her entire life ( not including alcohol) until she was put on vicodin for a disc problem. Within a few months her body adjusted and she needed more...then the vicodin no longer killed the pain so the good old doctor upped it to percocet. This repeated itself until a couple years later she was being prescribed 3 40 mg. oxycontin a day. Long story short, she's almost 60 with a full blown addiction to opiates, with no script, she spends her enitre SS check buying off the street! SUE 'EM, I say!!!
2007-03-12 00:05:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Absolutely NOT. There is a thing called free will, and just because you don't have any self-control is no reason to make anyone else suffer. You make the choice to take the pills, knowing full well that narcotics are addictive. This is about as stupid as suing McDonald's for "making you fat."
2007-03-12 00:16:10 · answer #1 · answered by Morning Glory 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No! There are warnings all over the bottles and most meds come with fact sheets from the pharmacies. While it is very unfortunate that this happens to some people, no one is really at fault. Some people have addictive personalities. Should a doctor be helped responsible for a person's personality traits? I don't think so. I have taken narcotic pain meds for 14 years and I have never been addicted. I do believe a doctor should monitor a patient's use of these medications, but ultimately has no control over the potential addiction. My doctors were always very careful to monitor my use, only giving me what I needed for a certain time frame. When they saw that I did not abuse the meds, they were a little more lenient with me. Ultimately, every person is responsible for their own actions.
2007-03-12 01:29:19 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ terry g ♥ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There's other drugs to use for pain control. I have pinched nerves in my neck.I've had surgery for it. Still in pain I use methadone. Before you freak let me mention that methadone is not a euphoric. It is a very effective pain control drug. You mention 40mg. Oxy tid. In comparison I use a 5mg. tab of methadone tid.Another drug is Tramodol, again a non euphoric. Another for nerve pain is nuerontin. I use them all. I'm not strung out. I'm not buying junk off the street. Yes, this person has a major problem BUT she has to take responibility for her own behavior concerning this also. At this point she's looking for euphoria not pain control. Go to WebMD.com and check out nerve pain as well. The only thing I fault the doctor on is not treating her with the appropriate meds. If she sues the doc she better sue herself too.
2007-03-12 00:19:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say she would have a case , but she should have been stonger and taking the pain a little. The doctor I work for gives everyone a piece of paper when they sign up as a patient saying he does not perscribe opiates and If he has to he will not be responsible, and you have to sign it saying you will not abuse the drugs. Or sell them. Dr's in Maine are really good about not perscribing them. But it doesn't matter most people just order them off the net.
2007-03-12 00:11:36 · answer #4 · answered by Shelly t 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.In today's society anyone who isn't aware of the DRUG PROBLEM in America doesn't live here. Part of being a patient is taking responsibility to do some research, ask questions and request alternative treatment. Unfortunately physicians seem to be god-like to far too many people and they fear questioning them.
In regard to your excellent example of the woman buying street drugs...what would you have suggested to her in the beginning? Have her tell the doctor..."no, don't give me any pain medication, I'll bite down on a leather strap when the pain gets bad". When her doctor asked how her pain was she obviously told him it was bad and the meds weren't working. His only option was to control the pain with an alternative medication unless surgery was an option.
Patients have to work with their doctors in regard to their treatment, not just follow blindly.
2007-03-12 12:41:21 · answer #5 · answered by iraq51 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes, only in America do we yell sue'em...get rid of our medical system with a socialistic form where we all go to clinics.
i have been to countries like this. the only people who get the service are the people who have the money and either have their own private plan which the average person cannot afford or the doctors themselves and families.
you will not be given any real medical service.
yes we have problems in our country now and always will have cases where people get hooked on drugs
the ultimate responsibility will have to rest with the patient.
the patient will have to be their own best doctor and study up on their malady. depending on other people always opens up for cases of abuse.
don't worry. the u.s. medical practice will not be able to afford the excessive mall prat ice insurance much more
sue 'em all...and put this antiquated lifestyle out of business.. its time to move on to full blown socialism anyway as the democrats will be taking over in '09
2007-03-12 00:22:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Considering the fact that it states on the label and on the insert that came with the bottle ( the printout the pharmacy gives you) that these drugs can be habit forming, no.
you can ask the doctor for something that is not a narcotic, i do it all the time, I am in recovery and always ask my doctor for non narcotic meds. there have only been a few occasions when i wasnt able to get anything, but going in knowing they are habit forming i am extremely careful how and how many of them i take. just another case of our sue-happy society.
2007-03-12 00:11:23 · answer #7 · answered by LoverOfQT 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as long because of the fact the medical doctors did all suited tests and based their statements on those findings, your pal can not sue them. they might have those records as info of their judgements and it particularly is puzzling to dispute such info. How before did your pal consult from those medical doctors? Why did the medical doctors say he could no longer have babies? Did he exchange his conduct (eating, clothing) in a fashion that would have made him extra fertile after he observed the medical doctors? If there is an probability that your pal's fertility might have larger considering the fact that he observed the medical doctors, your pal could start up making waiting to preserve his baby.
2016-09-30 13:34:51 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should be able to sue for coverage of any and all treatment she needs to overcome the Doctor assisted addiction she has... at least. Maybe then all these over prescribing doctors will wake up and realize how ridiculous it is to prescribe all these powerful narcotics to anyone who has anything other than a terminal disease/condition. Most of these quacks are simply looking for the easy way out, treating the symptoms rather than the actual problem. It's no different than the over medication of children these days, rather than WORKING with these kids, they just pump them up with amphetimines or sedatives, whichever the case may by..and drug them into compliancy.... All these kids will someday pay for the laziness of their teachers and doctors.
2007-03-12 01:29:11 · answer #9 · answered by Confused 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
The physician should be responsible to advise the patient of the potential risks. Then the patient has the responsibility of self discipline in what they take.
2007-03-12 00:12:23 · answer #10 · answered by missingora 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋