Author: Matt2
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:12 am
I don’t think it’s too much to be concerned about. I totally agree with having some restrictions on prescribing controlled substances but overall I have alot of problems with many of the things the DEA does. I realize it’s their job to make sure rules are being enforced but it seems to me at least that historically the DEA doesn’t realize that there has to be some balance. The consensus from the agency seems to be that prescribing medication to drug addicts is pretty much always a bad thing. They strongly opposed the DATA act for example which made prescribing controlled substances (mainly buprenorphine/Suboxone) to treat opiod dependance possible inspite of all the extremely detailed and accurate research and studies that have been done that prove methadone and buprenorphine work for the vast majority of opiod addicts. Sometimes it seems like they are on a mission to make sure that recovering addicts are not treated with the same respect or have the same rights as "normies". It seems like they are of the mindset that addicts are criminals pure and simple and while using definately results in crime alot of times we all know that addicts are not criminals.