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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Oct 19

    5 doctors in New York City have been charged with prescribing millions of opioids to patients who had no medical need for themhttps://nyti.ms/2CTNkXq 

    4:00 PM - 19 Oct 2018
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      2. Brian Scott Doyle‏ @pokercomedy Oct 19
        Replying to @nytimes

        How bout charging the ceos of huge pharma companies who knowingly created super addictive drugs amd hire a cadre of pushers to coerce doctors to over prescribe

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Chris‏ @Testudo23 Oct 20
        Replying to @pokercomedy @nytimes

        Aww, those poor innocent doctors forced into accepting money and perks from the Big Pharma... Thoughts and prayers🙏

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Brian Scott Doyle‏ @pokercomedy Oct 20
        Replying to @Testudo23 @nytimes

        Ha ha truth! but the dr's are the lowest on the totem pole in this cartel. I want to see the real villians shoved in a cell

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      2. rory williams‏ @rorymwilliams84 Oct 19
        Replying to @nytimes

        And the the pharmaceutical company made out like bandits, and gave millions to their CEO for taking advantage of the public.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Hans Michael Brecht‏ @Hansnfranz Oct 19
        Replying to @rorymwilliams84 @nytimes

        I wouldn’t just blame the doctors. The patients themselves definitely wanted them and instead of swallowing them, used them crushed them in order to break the time release and get high.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. rory williams‏ @rorymwilliams84 Oct 19
        Replying to @Hansnfranz @nytimes

        The kicker is that it was a highly addictive drug that is used for moderate to severe long term (chronic) cancer pain. It was being given for things as minor as minor back pain. Way way out of bounds for a drug like this.

        5 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Hans Michael Brecht‏ @Hansnfranz Oct 19
        Replying to @rorymwilliams84 @nytimes

        That’s true but pain management recommendations changed in the 90s. The medical community decided that people with chronic pain shouldn’t live in pain and that’s why access was expanded. When used the right way and at appropriate doses they usually don’t cause problems.

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. rory williams‏ @rorymwilliams84 Oct 19
        Replying to @Hansnfranz @nytimes

        Doctors were only allowed to prescribe it for cancer. Both the doctors and the Pharmaceutical company knew this. Regardless of the dosage, it was illegal and inappropriate.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Hans Michael Brecht‏ @Hansnfranz Oct 19
        Replying to @rorymwilliams84 @nytimes

        There is a big difference between oxycodone 5-10mg (Percocet) and oxycodone IR (30mg) and 40-80mg oxycodone ER (OxyContin). The low dose is a little stronger than codeine and the high dose is equivalent to the average $10 bag of street heroin and will produce intense euphoria.

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. rory williams‏ @rorymwilliams84 Oct 20
        Replying to @Hansnfranz @nytimes

        What i'm trying to get at though is they are all opiates. When a doctor chooses to needlessly prescribe medication to advance their bottom dollar, there needs to be consequences. Their medical license needs to be revoked, and they need to see time in jail.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. Hans Michael Brecht‏ @Hansnfranz Oct 20
        Replying to @rorymwilliams84 @nytimes

        I agree 100%.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Avramov Kosta‏ @AvramovK Oct 19
        Replying to @nytimes

        #OpioidCrisis To Certain Degree/Was #Preventable ? #Preventable Is Not,The Precise Term/Rather #Controllable Thou It Has #Exploded As Ultimate,Destruction. This Story Is #AmericanTragedy Those #Complicit Doctors,Have No Compassion.. About Dead/Dysfunctional,Youth. #Greed Matters.

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      2. Joshua Bowen‏ @Neutral_lawful Oct 19
        Replying to @nytimes

        Joshua Bowen Retweeted The New York Times

        Doctors are charged, big pharma just keeps on killing. OH YEAH, the *leading pharmaceutical lawmarkers* are retiring and becoming *lawyers* for the pharmaceutical companies. Is anyone else paying attention?https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1053420564776398849 …

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        The New York TimesVerified account @nytimes
        5 doctors in New York City have been charged with prescribing millions of opioids to patients who had no medical need for them https://nyti.ms/2CTNkXq 
        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Chris‏ @Testudo23 Oct 20
        Replying to @Neutral_lawful @nytimes

        Maybe, just maybe those greedy docs shouldn’t accept Big Pharma’s money in the first place. They’re all on the take.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Joshua Bowen‏ @Neutral_lawful Oct 20
        Replying to @Testudo23 @nytimes

        That's the same arguememt used in immigrant laborers and street drugs; it's tried and failed time and time again. We arrest the users and pushers, but the large corporate entities/Organized Crime families rewarding this behavior go unchecked. Solutions only form at the top.

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      1. Lv Dawgs‏ @smith_barnara Oct 19
        Replying to @nytimes

        Did u people read it? This was about doctors prescribing millions without a medical need.

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      1. FABIANA MONTI‏ @FABIANAphila Oct 19
        Replying to @nytimes

        Big Pharma the real cartel

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      2. Donald J Trump Satire‏ @PotusIWant Oct 19
        Replying to @nytimes

        I'm just unclear on why it took so long to figure this out. Don't we have checks and balances with prescriptions?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Nurse Betty Ratched‏ @SDB_KC Oct 19
        Replying to @PotusIWant @nytimes

        Not really. Who should police? Insurance companies? Prob is pain mngt was a huge push a while back and pain is subjective and we don’t want pts to have any pain. You can’t tell what someone else feels. Pain mngt is tied to pt satisfaction scores. Bad cycle. Bad bad cycle.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Donald J Trump Satire‏ @PotusIWant Oct 19
        Replying to @SDB_KC @nytimes

        You are more of an expert, how would you fix it? Or another question, do you think kickbacks from drug manufacturers in any indirect way play a part?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Nurse Betty Ratched‏ @SDB_KC Oct 19
        Replying to @PotusIWant @nytimes

        Well, those docs were clearly doing some shady stuff and seems like they knew it. I have some questions. Seems near impossible for “kickbacks” these days, but maybe the laws and regs I know are in my states? I’d like to know how they Rec’d kickbacks. Some states have sunshine

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      6. Nurse Betty Ratched‏ @SDB_KC Oct 19
        Replying to @SDB_KC @PotusIWant @nytimes

        Laws and anything over $5 to a doc or nurse has to be reported and is available online for anyone to look up. It’s a huge prob. I think it would be wise to have a national prescribing network that can be shared amongst pharmacies to track when meds are filled looking for frequent

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Nurse Betty Ratched‏ @SDB_KC Oct 19
        Replying to @SDB_KC @PotusIWant @nytimes

        Filling of meds, new meds that may be harmful with other meds, etc. a lot of pts get Rxs at different pharmacies. A nat’l network would help with opioid rxs and also help the elderly or those on many meds to help keep pts safe from drug interactions. It would also help monitor

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. Donald J Trump Satire‏ @PotusIWant Oct 19
        Replying to @SDB_KC @nytimes

        Nice Answer. If I was the @realDonaldtrump I might ask you to come help. I am just his satirical twin.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      9. End of conversation

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