Opiates Refused To Medical Cannabis Patients ! (djcolonelcorn.com)
submitted 21 hours ago by DJColonelCorn6 DDD,osteoarthritis,nerve damage, tendon damage, blown disc .
[–]pa07950spinal stenosis, migraines, peripheral neuropathy 6 points 19 hours ago*
Until cannabis is truly legal we will be stuck in this grey area with most Pain Management doctors refusing to treat patients that also use cannabis with a prescription.
It's amazing how quickly the drug prescription recommendations from the CDC have become law in some states and standards of practice across the county, yet the recommendation not to test for cannabis has largely been ignored.
[–]Batmumvj 1 point 23 hours ago
My pain doctor has already warned me that if it is passed medically in my state he won't prescribe due to lack of scientific evidence. Yet, there are a lot of legit medical journals stating the opposite. Bottom line, it's coming and they will address it once people leave the practice in droves. Especially us chronically Ill.
[–]pa07950spinal stenosis, migraines, peripheral neuropathy 1 point 23 hours ago
Of course any drug you are on right now has not been proven to work with chronic pain for more than 1 year!
[–]DJColonelCorn6 DDD,osteoarthritis,nerve damage, tendon damage, blown disc .[S] 6 points 21 hours ago
I use cannabis to lower my pill intake and to deal with the stress of dealing with chronic pain. The medical building I go to , 1 of only 2 in the area, has recently adopted the pain management's contract to extend to ALL doctors in the building. It states no opiates shall be given to cannabis users.
I have a legal permit to use cannabis in my state.
[–]LEGALinSCCCA 14 points 23 hours ago
The treatment of pain patients is disgusting. We're treated like criminals. I'm fucking tired of it.
[–]gfkind 3 points 16 hours ago
Move to Colorado. You have to find a way.
[–]bmatt17 3 points 9 hours ago
And as long as Marijuana is federally illegal, this will continue to be an issue. Feds control opiate prescriptions, and as far as they're concerned Marijuana is a schedule 1 drug with no medical use.
It's bullshit, and it's not the only issue. You can still be denied a job offer, or fired for testing positive for a work ua even with a medical card.
[–]zaine77 4 points 18 hours ago
I read this earlier today. It's amazing how badly we are treated, and worse yet to do that to vets who's pain is due to their sacrifice. It's truly sickening to think we ask troops defend us and when they need us to defend them, they are treated like this.
I wish you luck in this struggle with a benefit system that is so hard to get to work for you. My brother also was hurt and it shocks me that I get things done faster and easier then he does.
[–]Deelia 3 points 16 hours ago
I've experienced this at every pain management Dr I've been to (in two states with a current card.) I was only able to use marijuana secretly the first week after my appointment so I'd have three weeks off mj so I could pass my random UA's that were given at my monthly appointment if it were given. This is part of the reason I ended up at a Methadone clinic as they more often accept mj use with a card (they treat addiction not pain so I had to play up the addict role to get in and downplay chronic pain.) I'm off opiates now and my pain is less off opiates. I had opiate induced hyperalgesia. Chronic pain, medical marijuana and rx opiates are very difficult to juggle, there isn't enough support.
[–]rhekn 3 points 10 hours ago
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/rr/rr6501e1.htm
Clinicians should not dismiss patients from their practice because of a substance use disorder because this can adversely affect patient safety and could represent patient abandonment.
The highest authority in usa (well one of them) says your doctor is an idiot and I say he should be sued and his license revoked.
Nowhere in that document does it say they are supposed to boot you for pot. I read the whole thing.
[–]DJColonelCorn6 DDD,osteoarthritis,nerve damage, tendon damage, blown disc .[S] 1 point 2 hours ago
The problem is, it's not just one doctor, it's the entire medical building's policy.
One would have to sue the entire hospital, or I guess, whoever started the contract being used for all patients.
I live in a rural area and have no other places to go.....
[–]pa07950spinal stenosis, migraines, peripheral neuropathy 1 point 6 hours ago
I have thought about this problem and IMHO I believe the best thing that could happen is to have the DEA reschedule cannabis to schedule 2. If its complexly legalized it will fit into the same grey area as alcohol. My contract states that I should avoid alcohol due to the interactions with existing drugs. The drug testing covers alcohol but it's only in your system for 24hrs so it's less likely to be caught. However alcohol does have analgesic properties that could be used medically that are not utilized.
If cannabis is schedule 2 it will most likely push the small shops out of business and push it over to the larger pharmaceutical companies that would setup specific strains with approved dosages that doctors are willing to prescribe. I am sure the big pharmaceutical companies already have plans in place if this happens as it will move any lost revenue stream in the opioid market to cannabis.
Any thoughts or other views?
[–]netbich8 - Tarlov cysts, stenosis, spondylolisthesis 1 point 4 hours ago
I asked my pain management doctor about medical marijuana (which is legal in my state ) and I was told "I'm not allowed to discuss it at all ". But if I did choose to try it I would no longer be prescribed opiates.
As others have said, until it is legal on the federal level doctors are either afraid or just assholes about prescribing opiates to anyone using medical marijuana.
[–]DJColonelCorn6 DDD,osteoarthritis,nerve damage, tendon damage, blown disc .[S] 1 point 58 minutes ago
BY THE WAY this post has been 'removed/banned' by the mods due to a 'report' that I was using self-promotion by linking my blog article.
I'm outraged. At the time of this post I have 15 upvotes and 12 comments, with most everyone agreeing with my plight. Outrageous.
Opiates Refused To Medical Cannabis Patients ! (djcolonelcorn.com)
submitted by DJColonelCorn6 DDD,osteoarthritis,nerve damage, tendon damage, blown disc .
[–]pa07950spinal stenosis, migraines, peripheral neuropathy 6 points
[–]Batmumvj 1 point
[–]pa07950spinal stenosis, migraines, peripheral neuropathy 1 point
[–]DJColonelCorn6 DDD,osteoarthritis,nerve damage, tendon damage, blown disc .[S] 6 points
[–]LEGALinSCCCA 14 points
[–]gfkind 3 points
[–]bmatt17 3 points
[–]zaine77 4 points
[–]Deelia 3 points
[–]rhekn 3 points
[–]DJColonelCorn6 DDD,osteoarthritis,nerve damage, tendon damage, blown disc .[S] 1 point
[–]pa07950spinal stenosis, migraines, peripheral neuropathy 1 point
[–]netbich8 - Tarlov cysts, stenosis, spondylolisthesis 1 point
[–]DJColonelCorn6 DDD,osteoarthritis,nerve damage, tendon damage, blown disc .[S] 1 point