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randome

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36. See raging_moderate's post #32 above.

Reply to southern_belle (Reply #31)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 05:00 PM

Jan 2013

This is related to emergency room procedures. There is no need to dispense narcotics this way. It's a process that has been abused.

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New York City to Restrict Prescription Painkillers in Public Hospitals’ Emergency Rooms [View all] alp227 Jan 2013 OP

Jesus, Bloomberg, leave medicine to the doctors... Deep13 Jan 2013 #1

Exactly! Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #9

+1 n/t area51 Jan 2013 #22

Actually some of it makes sense atleast cstanleytech Jan 2013 #27

Yeah, christx30 Jan 2013 #29

From a Board Certified Family doc doing Emergency Medicine.... raging_moderate Jan 2013 #32

Unbelievable, all about controlling people. n/t datadiva Jan 2013 #2

Well Bloomburg Skyline Jan 2013 #21

Practicing Medicine without a license. GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #3

A family friend had to turn to emergency rooms for pain medication repeatedly LeftyMom Jan 2013 #4

I could barely walk and it too two visits and an MRI before the fuckers at bettyellen Jan 2013 #6

She never did get a referral to a pain management specialist. LeftyMom Jan 2013 #10

So messed up. Even with insurance I think the whole thing cost me 1K bettyellen Jan 2013 #19

Bloomie is now a doctor, who knew? ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #5

stupid law that will impact the poor and uninsured the most azurnoir Jan 2013 #7

+1000. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2013 #14

this makes perfect sense unblock Jan 2013 #8

Obamacare hasn't taken full effect yet, so we don't know how it is going to work out. pnwmom Jan 2013 #17

This is awful. WCLinolVir Jan 2013 #11

Aren't we trying to keep .gov OUT of medicine? Socal31 Jan 2013 #12

My first reaction ChazII Jan 2013 #13

Jesus Christ. I am sure Tylenol will totally take care of the pain from that gunshot. catbyte Jan 2013 #15

And good luck finding some Arthritis Strength Tylenol. woodsprite Jan 2013 #34

What an asshole jsr Jan 2013 #16

WTF???? LeftInTX Jan 2013 #18

Bloomberg's Got To GO! supercats Jan 2013 #20

The guy has some psychiatric disorder Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #23

Psychiatric disorder sounds right union_maid Jan 2013 #24

Yeah! Get your drugs like Rush does! RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #25

Yeah, screw everyone in NYC with chronic pain! Odin2005 Jan 2013 #26

It's about emergency room procedures. randome Jan 2013 #37

ugh WooWooWoo Jan 2013 #28

Wouldn't live in NYC for love or money. I don't even want to visit with the stop and frisk shit. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #30

That's Bullshit! southern_belle Jan 2013 #31

See raging_moderate's post #32 above. randome Jan 2013 #36

similar restrictions in Ohio irisblue Jan 2013 #33

Kicking Rhiannon12866 Jan 2013 #35

The Golden Rule: Those with the gold get to make the rules Freddie Stubbs Jan 2013 #38

But, But, But, it's all to make us better and healthier people! lynne Jan 2013 #39

Does no one read past the first couple of sentences of a post? randome Jan 2013 #40

Just means they will ER hop rainbow4321 Jan 2013 #41