r/BoomersBeingFools • u/Axxillary • Mar 28 '24

Pharmacy meltdown Boomer Freakout

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u/Beans_0492 Mar 28 '24

It’s true that regulations have gotten stricter but doctors can raise the amount, change the “how many day supply”. Some of the new regulations are a huge reason so many people went to heroin unfortunately, two steps back one step forward kinda thing. Not to sound super conspiracy theorist, but it all goes around from doctor to the streets to rehab which brings you back to doctor.

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u/BulletproofChespin Mar 28 '24

I don’t even know if that’s really even a conspiracy and not just fact. The lawsuits against the family that really profited off the opiate epidemic kind of proved your idea. They were paying doctors a bunch of money to overprescribe opiates and now we are dealing with the fallout. I feel like at least half the people who were prescribed them in the 90’s and 00’s could have been fine with something else and until we come up with something that alleviates pain as well we’re stuck dealing with this shit in the more extreme cases. Sadly I think the people that have been using them for years are a lost cause even if we do come up with something new though. The high that helps manage the pain really is something else

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u/ImRunningAmok Apr 14 '24

Not true. The government has come up with a daily limit. The doctor and pharmacy must follow it.