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How crooked can you be? I think all "Pain Management" really is is a scam. Doctors see patients for a few minutes, write them Rx's for a multitude of Narcotics, with no regard for their health. I work at a pharmacy, and we see way too many sad addicted cases coming in daily. This type of 'healthcare' needs reform bad, and probably many arrests. I recall on one day, we saw at least 4 or 5 patients within 30 minutes of opening, each with at least 3 Rx's for narcotics. (Meaning that the doctor had time to see this many patients in 30 minutes and give them 'adequate healthcare')Oftentimes, these people will decline to fill the rx's for non-narcotics. What's even more 'fun' is watching their doses go higher and higher, or the amount of tylenol they take daily teeter near the maximum dosage. I often wonder how many of these patients actually are in pain, and aren't just selling, and how many are just plain addicted. Something needs to be done. I don't trust all these people out and about on methadone for a 'knee injury.'
With luck, in 20 years we will look back and realize how ridiculous this practice is, akin to bloodletting and head-boring.