@spartans9312 I was going through the drug aisle at Target a few weeks back and was shocked to see Narcan on the shelf.
the steel mills in NWI have destroyed the lake front, are constantly dumping chemicals into lake Michigan, and the sulfur they are pumping into the air smells worse than any pot. That's for sure. Worse for your health too. They get the occasional slap on the wrist fine but nothing significant. My point is there are 1000s of example like this that we allow in the name of "industry". What would you tell someone who is annoyed by what the steel mills are doing?@mrhighlife 100 percent re a drunk being much worse. But that doesn't speak to impairment driving and risk to the community, etc. As for the odor I'm not sure it's the ABC. There's a big manufacturer here, I'm actually close friends with a friend of the owner. The plant has ruined the enjoyment of the surrounding neighborhoods. The residents have bitched to their municipal mayor. They've inspected. The plant has tried new fans, new ventilations and filtering system, on and on, but it still smells. The smell is a nuisance. And there's little that can be done by way of litigation that would appeal to a P's lawyer. How do you prove damages? Diminution of value on the homes? Make the residents pay for an appraisal? That's influenced by countless things including just the vagaries of the market. An injunction? Hourly. I don't know. In congested cities the smell is a nuisance. I nor do I want my kids to be inundated with it as we're just going about our activities of daily living
You guys are only attaching your personal annoyances to this topic. My point is cannabis is here to stay. It's legal in most places. That's not changing. Now it's time to take it seriously and create regulation. That's literally the only chance for any of your annoyances to be addressed.
@mrhighlife Those are zoning issues and I do get your point but the odor of weed is now almost ubiquitous - where people engage in their activities of daily living whether attending a baseball game or just walking NYC as JDB noted.
Bad. Bad. Bad.
@spartans9312 I was going through the drug aisle at Target a few weeks back and was shocked to see Narcan on the shelf.
Yep. Most just get a prescription so it’s covered by their Medicaid. My dad has went thru hellacious cancer treatment and had taken less than 60 pain pills since the first of the year. The amount of pain pills I dispense to worthless 30 and 40 year olds would boggle your mind. But the Democratic Party want more Medicaid coverage.
@spartans9312 I was going through the drug aisle at Target a few weeks back and was shocked to see Narcan on the shelf.
Yep. Most just get a prescription so it’s covered by their Medicaid. My dad has went thru hellacious cancer treatment and had taken less than 60 pain pills since the first of the year. The amount of pain pills I dispense to worthless 30 and 40 year olds would boggle your mind. But the Democratic Party want more Medicaid coverage.
Cough up some of those pills.
@spartans9312 I was going through the drug aisle at Target a few weeks back and was shocked to see Narcan on the shelf.
Yep. Most just get a prescription so it’s covered by their Medicaid. My dad has went thru hellacious cancer treatment and had taken less than 60 pain pills since the first of the year. The amount of pain pills I dispense to worthless 30 and 40 year olds would boggle your mind. But the Democratic Party want more Medicaid coverage.
Who are these doctors that prescribe that shit? I thought they had stopped doing that unless you were hospitalized or you're named Tiger Woods. Benzo prescriptions are what I've read are way up since the opioid crackdown.
@spartans9312 I hope your dad has a full recovery and lives a long life.
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@spartans9312 I was going through the drug aisle at Target a few weeks back and was shocked to see Narcan on the shelf.
Yep. Most just get a prescription so it’s covered by their Medicaid. My dad has went thru hellacious cancer treatment and had taken less than 60 pain pills since the first of the year. The amount of pain pills I dispense to worthless 30 and 40 year olds would boggle your mind. But the Democratic Party want more Medicaid coverage.
Who are these doctors that prescribe that shit? I thought they had stopped doing that unless you were hospitalized or you're named Tiger Woods. Benzo prescriptions are what I've read are way up since the opioid crackdown.
The “crackdown” was fining pharmacies and having physicians refer their patients to pain clinics. How many opioids would you guess we sell every week?
@spartans9312 I hope your dad has a full recovery and lives a long life.
Thank you Hooky and Probert. I’m confident the therapy will work it’s just getting the weight back on.
@spartans9312 I was going through the drug aisle at Target a few weeks back and was shocked to see Narcan on the shelf.
Yep. Most just get a prescription so it’s covered by their Medicaid. My dad has went thru hellacious cancer treatment and had taken less than 60 pain pills since the first of the year. The amount of pain pills I dispense to worthless 30 and 40 year olds would boggle your mind. But the Democratic Party want more Medicaid coverage.
Who are these doctors that prescribe that shit? I thought they had stopped doing that unless you were hospitalized or you're named Tiger Woods. Benzo prescriptions are what I've read are way up since the opioid crackdown.
The “crackdown” was fining pharmacies and having physicians refer their patients to pain clinics. How many opioids would you guess we sell every week?
No idea but Gemini says prescriptions are way down.
The Peak and the Decline
Opioid prescribing in the US reached its all-time high around 2011–2012. Since then, the numbers have consistently trended downward:
Total Prescriptions: In 2011, there were roughly 281 million opioid prescriptions dispensed. By 2023, that number dropped to approximately 125.5 million—a decrease of over 55% from the peak.
Dispensing Rate: The rate of prescriptions per 100 persons has fallen from 81.3 in 2012 to about 37.5 in 2023.
Dosage Intensity: Not only are fewer prescriptions being written, but the dosages are often lower. The "MME" (Morphine Milligram Equivalents) per capita—a measure of the total "strength" of opioids being prescribed—has declined even more drastically than the number of prescriptions.
@spartans9312 I was going through the drug aisle at Target a few weeks back and was shocked to see Narcan on the shelf.
Yep. Most just get a prescription so it’s covered by their Medicaid. My dad has went thru hellacious cancer treatment and had taken less than 60 pain pills since the first of the year. The amount of pain pills I dispense to worthless 30 and 40 year olds would boggle your mind. But the Democratic Party want more Medicaid coverage.
Who are these doctors that prescribe that shit? I thought they had stopped doing that unless you were hospitalized or you're named Tiger Woods. Benzo prescriptions are what I've read are way up since the opioid crackdown.
The “crackdown” was fining pharmacies and having physicians refer their patients to pain clinics. How many opioids would you guess we sell every week?
No idea but Gemini says prescriptions are way down.
The Peak and the Decline
Opioid prescribing in the US reached its all-time high around 2011–2012. Since then, the numbers have consistently trended downward:
Total Prescriptions: In 2011, there were roughly 281 million opioid prescriptions dispensed. By 2023, that number dropped to approximately 125.5 million—a decrease of over 55% from the peak.
Dispensing Rate: The rate of prescriptions per 100 persons has fallen from 81.3 in 2012 to about 37.5 in 2023.
Dosage Intensity: Not only are fewer prescriptions being written, but the dosages are often lower. The "MME" (Morphine Milligram Equivalents) per capita—a measure of the total "strength" of opioids being prescribed—has declined even more drastically than the number of prescriptions.
MME being down is definitely true. Number of RXs? On a whole…probably? The mills that were prevalent in Kentucky and Florida 15-20 years ago have been eliminated as far as I’m aware. Other states probably had the same stuff occurring but make no mistake there are still boatloads being prescribed.
Hydrocodone was changed to Schedule II in 2014…that along with the increased use of stimulants probably skews my view as I have to personally count all of those.