Oxycontin Express

[Bobby J]

Unbelievable. Take the time to watch this at some point. 85% of all oxycontin prescribed in the entire country is prescribed by 50 doctors in Florida.
What is up with that????

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[Romeosmydog]

Sobering point: 11 people die a day from prescription drug overdose in Florida....Let that sink in, EVERY DAY! If it were manatees washing up on Florida shores then the entire country would be in an outrage.

 

[Minnie]

That was very scarey and amazing. When I first read Bobby's comments I thought how in the world are they able to get that many prescriptions filled at a pharmacy for pain killers.

Then after watching it, I found out, Florida does not have prescription drug monitoring, which I find almost unbelieveable.

 

[Crimsontide]

Holy Crap!!! I dont care if I break my leg. I wont be taking any pain meds!

 

[Bobby J]

Holy Crap!!! I dont care if I break my leg. I wont be taking any pain meds!

Amen. Pain meds cause more pain then the pain.

 

[Beauty hunter]

This has been going on forever-opium in the Roman empire- there has always been drug use and people overdosing cause everyone thinks death doesn't apply to them or that the ride is worth the final destination. Sad. I liken drug use to kissing a deadly serpent
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[Matt J]

Wow, I had no idea it was that bad. God willing we'll get an AG who will crack down on this instead of turning a blind eye.

 

[scooterbug44]

I find this very hard to believe - out of 50 states 85% of a prescription drug can be tracked back to only 50 docs in FL?

And in a state where they are stepping up the tracking of my cold meds noone is tracking this?

 

[scooterbug44]

I find this very hard to believe - out of 50 states 85% of a prescription drug can be tracked back to only 50 docs in FL?

And in a state where they are stepping up the tracking of my cold meds noone is tracking this?

Though 11 people dying a day is very believable - but to be fair, compare that to cars or obesity or cigarettes.

 

[Alicia Leonard]

I find this very hard to believe - out of 50 states 85% of a prescription drug can be tracked back to only 50 docs in FL?

And in a state where they are stepping up the tracking of my cold meds noone is tracking this?

Though 11 people dying a day is very believable - but to be fair, compare that to cars or obesity or cigarettes.

I have not been able to find anything relevant to fact check that number against, but I did find this and it quotes a law signed last year to build a database to stop doctor shopping.

Officials charge unscrupulous clinics dispense the powerful drugs to patients who then sometimes use their extra dosage to turn a profit on the street. Patients often pay in cash and use the same prescription at different clinics, called doctor shopping. To cut down on doctor shopping, Gov. Charlie Crist signed a bill last summer to create a database of patients so health care officials can prevent doctor shopping.

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