Pill addcition in usa (pain, doctor, prescription, treat)

[Buburuza13]

this is a great article about pill addiction in usa:
Doctor's prescription for tragedy with painkillers - Los Angeles Times

americans should be aware...stop believe all the diagnose a doctor put on you...ALWAYS ask a second,third opinion,get informed and educated...DO NOT TRUST DOCTORS in usa!!is my opinion and i respect it!

...in many cases it is ALL ABOUT money hier in usa..i am very disappointed about doctors hier..it is a big difference between doctors in europe and hier..hier is more profit oriented...

[coyoteskye]

yes, the medical system in the U.S. is very problematic.

not hier but here.

[tyvin]

Here and there it is a problem.

Unfortunately it's all too easy to get multiple Rxs. This behavior is not good for the people who really need the pain control as more and more PCP's refuse to treat patients with pain issues.

['M']

Yes, working in health care, I've noticed that general practive/family practice docs are no longer doing pain management. Patients are send to pain clinics now. And, in other areas of healthcare, there is a growing patient population who are seeking narcotic meds.