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As the director of Novus Medical Detox in Florida, we see the effects of this legal painkiller epidemic. These painkillers are interchangeable with heroin and are just as addictive and deadly. This article was different than some of the ones I have read that seemed to be written by drug company hacks.
There is increasing evidence that longer than 6 month use of painkillers will actually increase the pain in most patients. Rather than try to find a solution to the pain and give the person permanent relief, these doctors just prescribe a pill that will block the pain signals. This is irresponsible at best and certainly does not go with the Hippocratic Oath of "first do no harm."
Thanks for publishing the truth. The goofy answers of the pill pushing doctors should speak for themselves. They are not interested in solving medical problems but just masking them.
Steve Hayes
http://novusdetox.com
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What is the purpose of going to a doctor but to get well? How can any doctor say that giving people narcotic painkillers for any extended period of time is helping them get well?
You can blame it on HMO's or insurance companies but they are not the real culprits. They don't require a doctor to ignore their oath to do the best for their patients.
It is a doctor who has decided that instead of actually treating the patient for the cause of the pain they just give addictive painkillers to put their patients on a dwindling spiral of drug dependency.
Until this attitude changes, money and greed will dominate medicine and our prescription drug epidemic will only get worse.
Steve Hayes
http://novusdetox.com