I wish I saw your article sooner, it appears I've missed the deadline for public comment. I can't say more than many of the well phrased comments before me. I will follow you for any follow ups!
Great letter; 8 milligrams of Buprenorphine 3X day, with pregabalin if you have neuropathy. 90MME is deamonic; not sane medicine of a God given plant. That may be the only workable and available option for you now. Our machines allow us to move faster than the human body is meant to; and medicine and nutrition is allowing us to live longer with horribly painful diseases. The "opioid crisis" as to legal pain medication doesn't exist; odd that as legal pain medication was suppressed, heroin flooded the world. When I hear reports of rising opioid overdose deaths, it can only be heroin/fentanyl caused by crude dosing. Let my doctor go.
Thanks for posting on this substack-I’ll be following you closely! I love this letter. I’m glad to see this movement picking up steam. I’m going to add a little letter of my own :).
What the DEA did under the guise of “opioid crisis intervention” was unconscionable. They knew they weren’t saving lives. They shut down the real pill mills within 6 months. They knew they couldn’t convict a responsible doctor of a crime because they weren’t breaking any laws. DEA were using a flimsy CDC recommendation & bully tactics to reduce the number of opioids prescribed, regardless of disability, disease, pain level & type, years on opioids & dosages. Most notable was our adherence to strict rules and guidelines set by our doctors that included monthly in person appointments with drug tests that analyzed metabolites not just “opioid - positive,” random pill counts & drug tests that required patients to be in the clinic within 24-48 hours with all meds & ready to pee in a cup. And you better not be one pill short. Yet, we get labeled “addicts,” “pill seekers,” and “at risk.”
I nearly lost my life because my responsible attentive caring doctor was threatened with DEA investigations that would lead to financial ruin. Sure, maybe he would get charges dismissed or acquitted (if they could manage to create something to charge him with). But these lawsuits cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, require resources like extra staff, and take attention away from the patient by forcing the doctor to appear at erroneous court dates (with attorney in tow). He’s a neurologist treating MS patients. He can’t risk losing his practice, so like all the others, he had to give in. And I had my meds cut by 2/3 overnight. What followed was the worst 18 months of my life.
Fortunately I have very good luck with Suboxone, the only opioid you can get now with some luck if you’re under 40. It’s actually been a blessing. But I’m now stuck with the stigma of what that drug was designed & indicated for - opioid use disorder. Not chronic pain. And yes I have a problem with that. YOU gave me that label 5 years ago. But I am luckier than many I know. I’ve seen so many tragic stories. Lives lost. Dreams shattered. Purpose stolen. All for what? What did you accomplish?
We’re on track to set a record number of overdoses this year so congrats on once again implementing failing policies. Opioid deaths from fentanyl have spiked, while all other opioid related deaths have decreased, including those involving “prescription opioids.” Graphs found here ( https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates ) are evidence of your failure. How many people have suffered? I wish 1000 times the suffering upon you or better yet, someone you love. This wasn’t an honest mistake made with good intentions. It was torture sanctioned by the almighty CDC.
Personally, I see no need for DEA or CDC. The federal government is nothing but bloat and waste; bureaucracies with too much unilateral power. When the US has a competent president back in the White House, I’ll do everything in my power to cut your budget & make you prove you deserve to even keep your jobs. I’m only one person but our movement is growing. We are uniting. There are thousands, maybe millions who’ve had it just as bad if not worse than I have. We’re sick of being treated like junkies or criminals. We’re sick!
I wish I saw your article sooner, it appears I've missed the deadline for public comment. I can't say more than many of the well phrased comments before me. I will follow you for any follow ups!
Great letter; 8 milligrams of Buprenorphine 3X day, with pregabalin if you have neuropathy. 90MME is deamonic; not sane medicine of a God given plant. That may be the only workable and available option for you now. Our machines allow us to move faster than the human body is meant to; and medicine and nutrition is allowing us to live longer with horribly painful diseases. The "opioid crisis" as to legal pain medication doesn't exist; odd that as legal pain medication was suppressed, heroin flooded the world. When I hear reports of rising opioid overdose deaths, it can only be heroin/fentanyl caused by crude dosing. Let my doctor go.
Thanks for posting on this substack-I’ll be following you closely! I love this letter. I’m glad to see this movement picking up steam. I’m going to add a little letter of my own :).
What the DEA did under the guise of “opioid crisis intervention” was unconscionable. They knew they weren’t saving lives. They shut down the real pill mills within 6 months. They knew they couldn’t convict a responsible doctor of a crime because they weren’t breaking any laws. DEA were using a flimsy CDC recommendation & bully tactics to reduce the number of opioids prescribed, regardless of disability, disease, pain level & type, years on opioids & dosages. Most notable was our adherence to strict rules and guidelines set by our doctors that included monthly in person appointments with drug tests that analyzed metabolites not just “opioid - positive,” random pill counts & drug tests that required patients to be in the clinic within 24-48 hours with all meds & ready to pee in a cup. And you better not be one pill short. Yet, we get labeled “addicts,” “pill seekers,” and “at risk.”
I nearly lost my life because my responsible attentive caring doctor was threatened with DEA investigations that would lead to financial ruin. Sure, maybe he would get charges dismissed or acquitted (if they could manage to create something to charge him with). But these lawsuits cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, require resources like extra staff, and take attention away from the patient by forcing the doctor to appear at erroneous court dates (with attorney in tow). He’s a neurologist treating MS patients. He can’t risk losing his practice, so like all the others, he had to give in. And I had my meds cut by 2/3 overnight. What followed was the worst 18 months of my life.
Fortunately I have very good luck with Suboxone, the only opioid you can get now with some luck if you’re under 40. It’s actually been a blessing. But I’m now stuck with the stigma of what that drug was designed & indicated for - opioid use disorder. Not chronic pain. And yes I have a problem with that. YOU gave me that label 5 years ago. But I am luckier than many I know. I’ve seen so many tragic stories. Lives lost. Dreams shattered. Purpose stolen. All for what? What did you accomplish?
We’re on track to set a record number of overdoses this year so congrats on once again implementing failing policies. Opioid deaths from fentanyl have spiked, while all other opioid related deaths have decreased, including those involving “prescription opioids.” Graphs found here ( https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates ) are evidence of your failure. How many people have suffered? I wish 1000 times the suffering upon you or better yet, someone you love. This wasn’t an honest mistake made with good intentions. It was torture sanctioned by the almighty CDC.
Personally, I see no need for DEA or CDC. The federal government is nothing but bloat and waste; bureaucracies with too much unilateral power. When the US has a competent president back in the White House, I’ll do everything in my power to cut your budget & make you prove you deserve to even keep your jobs. I’m only one person but our movement is growing. We are uniting. There are thousands, maybe millions who’ve had it just as bad if not worse than I have. We’re sick of being treated like junkies or criminals. We’re sick!
YOU ARE THE CRIMINALS DEA & CDC.
GET OUT OF OUR DOCTORS OFFICES.
DO YOUR ACTUAL JOB.