Thread by @hope411adcock

1)Thanks, but no thanks. @RepJohnCurtis @RepOHalleran @RepMcKinley
@RepLBR

Patients have ALWAYS had the option to decline taking Opioids.

This is NOT Empowering Patients.

If you want to Empower Patients focus on a Patients Bill of Rights.

https://twitter.com/purplemamabear/status/1412944608007446540

2)Where the focus is based on Individual Patient Needs, not Population Health.

Each Patient should be entitled to an Individualized Treatment plan with all effective treatment options available based on their health history.

3)The treatment plan should be a Joint Decision Making Process between the Patient & their Doctor.

No one else's health issues should a factor in the decision making process.

Policymakers & All of the alphabet soup agencies need to remove themselves from the Dr/Pt Relationship!

4)When developing A Tool to Assess Risk of De Novo Opioid Abuse or Dependence 99.7% of 694,851 patients didn’t develop misuse or addiction to prescription opioids.

amjmed.com/article/S0002-…

5)"Many people make another false assumption.

They claim that opioid addictions develop because of exposure to the drugs. That is untrue.

Genetic and environmental factors determine who will become addicted."

lynnwebstermd.com/2020/01/18/why…

6)Multiple large studies have shown that Addiction in Medical Use is extremely rare.

The Government's Prohibitionist approach to Drug Policy is costing people their lives.

Both those with #SUD & #CPP who are no longer able to access effective treatment.

7) They are left with 3 poor choices:

Exist in Agony

#SuicideDue2pain

Or..

Attempt to Self-medicate with Illicts.

What choice would YOU make when no good options remain?