(06-01-2018 10:24 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

This is what happens when you take a "one size fits all" approached to something that's as nuanced as fighting and managing pain.

Just because some doctors over prescribed and some patients got hooked doesn't mean the rest of us shouldn't be able to the the treatment we need.

Then again, we shouldn't be surprised, that's EXACTLY what Obamacare did.

The secret here is they want to knock down the numbers of pills sold. To do that the easiest way is to attack the patient with a chronic issue taking 90-120 pills per month under close supervision rather than the person showing up at the ER or at a primary care provider getting 15-45 pills per month who could likely benefit from a lesser treatment.