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This could easily become common practice around the country. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #1
+1 obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #5
It seems like a major hassle. Doctors are smart enough to detect drug-seeking behavior... slackmaster Nov 2012 #27
Doctors would probably just enforce their contract if and when a patient JDPriestly Nov 2012 #36
doctors are "allowed" to spend how much time with their patients? magical thyme Nov 2012 #58
Doctors miss things a LOT lbrtbell Nov 2012 #77
I always fire them when they miss things or try to sell me treatments that I don't need slackmaster Nov 2012 #81
fibromyalgia is a disease determined by the lack of evidence of anything else. happyslug Nov 2012 #88
Do you mean Rush...he should be in jail now...and movonne Nov 2012 #74
I get majorly pissed off magical thyme Nov 2012 #2
I agree, MT....so sad. Maine-ah Nov 2012 #7
My pharmacist (local company) had to stop carrying Ilsa Nov 2012 #25
Yep - just saw this up close...co-worker...and Suboxone is just as bad. hexola Nov 2012 #26
The only people I know who get treated like this are actual former addicts. CBGLuthier Nov 2012 #3
I have one problem with this. dotymed Nov 2012 #28
Can't you see the pain med doc, get the script, and just not fill the script? nt valerief Nov 2012 #57
I'm not a former addict and I get drug tested... zanana1 Nov 2012 #60
Most addicts are addicted to script drugs obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #4
I recommend that you research the studies that address how many chronic pain Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #16
I don't need to research it obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #29
Child abuse or drug abuse? Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #43
Brilliant response, Bluenorthwest. Proletariatprincess Nov 2012 #67
I'll agree - this is a reasonable attempt to curb a real problem groundloop Nov 2012 #6
I think your example shows that that drugs are not the problem. Laelth Nov 2012 #55
it would be far more reasonable Occulus Nov 2012 #89
You don't suppose sulphurdunn Nov 2012 #8
In part, elias7 Nov 2012 #14
Maybe sulphurdunn Nov 2012 #17
"better interconnected computer identification and data bases" dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #82
You obviously have not had chronic pain... kickysnana Nov 2012 #19
I'm beginning sulphurdunn Nov 2012 #39
Health Partners Minnesota is also doing this. n/t kickysnana Nov 2012 #9
I think the HealthPartners program only applies to patients who have been moved to the dflprincess Nov 2012 #83
I hate this idea. Cobalt Violet Nov 2012 #10
I really hate this too. Proletariatprincess Nov 2012 #18
Such a waste of money too. Cobalt Violet Nov 2012 #47
Lots of pain specialists require "contracts" and routine drug tests. Lots of Limbaughs out there. Hoyt Nov 2012 #11
I don't know if that would work for me cali Nov 2012 #12
I don't know anything about your syndrome - Maine-ah Nov 2012 #13
Had To Sign That ozone82 Nov 2012 #15
Someone explain this to me madokie Nov 2012 #20
I have Peripheral Neuropathy in all 4 extremeties Marrah_G Nov 2012 #24
I had a bad reaction to paxil madokie Nov 2012 #32
Might be worth talking to your doc about anyway Marrah_G Nov 2012 #38
I wish you well, Madokie Proletariatprincess Nov 2012 #35
Fucking A! n/t Ashgrey77 Nov 2012 #72
More proof that the USA has become a police state. Proletariatprincess Nov 2012 #21
This doesn't have anything to do with the police Marrah_G Nov 2012 #23
Correct -- doctor shopping obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #30
The percentage of parents who abuse their kids physically or sexually is vastly higher Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #37
One has nothing to do with that other Marrah_G Nov 2012 #41
Of course they do. Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #44
I disagree Marrah_G Nov 2012 #52
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Off to ignore you go Marrah_G Nov 2012 #98
Good thinking. Proletariatprincess Nov 2012 #45
Note the reactions to what I posted. Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #46
Logic is not much valued in the USA.... Proletariatprincess Nov 2012 #66
It makes the cost of pain management go up. Cobalt Violet Nov 2012 #48
most drugs can be detected by a very cheap urine test madrchsod Nov 2012 #65
100.00 a pop for UA's at my doctor. Ashgrey77 Nov 2012 #73
I wouldn't be able to afford that. Cobalt Violet Nov 2012 #75
It would have been more apt to say this is part of the rise of the surveillance society. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #61
Spending some time caring for an addicted newborn and then call it a police state. magical thyme Nov 2012 #49
Spare me, please..... Proletariatprincess Nov 2012 #68
Go re-read the OP. magical thyme Nov 2012 #87
Oh, bollocks. Occulus Nov 2012 #90
um, medical marijuana is legal in Maine magical thyme Nov 2012 #92
As we are continually reminded by our bluer dogs, Occulus Nov 2012 #93
oh fucking spare me magical thyme Nov 2012 #97
I actually don't have a problem with that Marrah_G Nov 2012 #22
Around here if you test positive for marijuana that cuts off your pain pills hobbit709 Nov 2012 #31
I didn't read that in the article Marrah_G Nov 2012 #40
some states have made it into law. hobbit709 Nov 2012 #42
I don't think a law is necessary or needed Marrah_G Nov 2012 #53
Conservatives use the same argument to advocate drug testing in employment, Occulus Nov 2012 #91
Ohio has a better idea. MI Buckeye Nov 2012 #33
they do this in Tennessee already WooWooWoo Nov 2012 #34
I have severe chronic pain caused by small fiber sensory neuropathy. I have a neural stimulator Dustlawyer Nov 2012 #50
I hope your state get's legalized pot or medical pots laws soon! Marrah_G Nov 2012 #56
Thanks. Since I live in Texas, we will be last. These nuts here still argue that the sun dial is Dustlawyer Nov 2012 #84
LOL Marrah_G Nov 2012 #85
I don't see what the problem is. Laelth Nov 2012 #51
It can damage the person's health in a big way Marrah_G Nov 2012 #54
come care for an opiate-addicted newborn in the hospital magical thyme Nov 2012 #59
They do this in TN already and... fasttense Nov 2012 #62
Are we winning the war on drugs yet? ck4829 Nov 2012 #63
As if the medical community isn't deep enough up our asses as it is. Buzz Clik Nov 2012 #64
I agree with this policy! SkyDaddy7 Nov 2012 #69
Good , then you can pay for it too! n/t Cobalt Violet Nov 2012 #76
Family Medical Center in Tulsa does this Coyote_Bandit Nov 2012 #70
What about the DEA allowing manufactures to increase sales of oxycotin by 1200% in 14 years. justice1 Nov 2012 #71
Damn you, Limbaugh! n/t Kennah Nov 2012 #78
Sounds like a complex issue. luv_mykatz Nov 2012 #79
Everyone is addicted to something. randome Nov 2012 #86
Addiction to pain pills seems to be growing problem Ash_F Nov 2012 #80
AND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN... aquart Nov 2012 #94
Thank you for sharing. Ash_F Nov 2012 #95
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