Comments on: Prescription drug abuse http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/03/prescription-drug-abuse.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/03/prescription-drug-abuse.html#comment-84562 Anonymous Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/03/prescription-drug-abuse.html#comment-84562 I know what Darwin would say, and it would be pretty hard to disagree. I don't have much sympathy for such wanton contempt of common sense and disrespect for ones own body. We're not talking about innocent victims here. I know what Darwin would say, and it would be pretty hard to disagree. I don’t have much sympathy for such wanton contempt of common sense and disrespect for ones own body. We’re not talking about innocent victims here.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/03/prescription-drug-abuse.html#comment-84501 Anonymous Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:47:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/03/prescription-drug-abuse.html#comment-84501 I had a patient end up in the hospital with a multidrug OD from precisely one of those "pharm parties".<br/><br/>Presented to me with a plausible story, gave patient the benefit of the doubt, and prescribed certain controlled substances pending old charts. <br/><br/>Within a week or so, patient ended up in ER comatose. "Friends" if you want to call it that, brought patient to ER and freely admitted they brought to the party, drugs their doctors had prescribed.<br/><br/>They shared their drugs to see what happened. Sort of a potluck. Eventually woke up and did well. No more controlled substances from me. Advised patient to find another doc. I had a patient end up in the hospital with a multidrug OD from precisely one of those “pharm parties”.

Presented to me with a plausible story, gave patient the benefit of the doubt, and prescribed certain controlled substances pending old charts.

Within a week or so, patient ended up in ER comatose. “Friends” if you want to call it that, brought patient to ER and freely admitted they brought to the party, drugs their doctors had prescribed.

They shared their drugs to see what happened. Sort of a potluck. Eventually woke up and did well. No more controlled substances from me. Advised patient to find another doc.

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