Opioid crisis - pretty remarkable whistleblowing story by ex-DEA agent...

[Reefgazer]

His daughter actually put a stop to it. She had to forcefully advocate for this detox regimen and convince him that it was the best course of action. Then she went to his doctor and was stubborn about getting this done. The doctor agreed because uncle was in his office every week demanding more meds and getting belligerent when he couldn't have them, so doctor recognized that uncle had an issue, as well. My uncle's problem was exactly what you describe: no quarterback who knew the totality of the picture and knew all of the meds he was on.

 

re (very) senior citizen checking into hospital to wean off opioids:

 

 

That is remarkable. How did he come to the decision to do this -- on his own in a cogent interval, or in response to urging from his family, or under the recommendation of a doctor?

 

I ask because one of the immense frustrations I've had over the last 2 years as my father has struggled with cancer and become increasingly impaired both physically and cognitively is the realization that there is no quarterback -- while he's had good care overall under Medicare coverage it's massively complex to navigate between specialists and PT and OT and SLT therapists, and there really is no medical professional who has a holistic vision into his *total* medical circumstances... everyone has a slice, no one has the whole...

Edited October 19, 2017 by reefgazer

[Lanny]

This video is 4 minutes and 19 seconds long. I watched it and found his comments quite interesting. Possibly others in this thread will also find it worth watching.

 

http://video.foxnews.com/v/5621263056001/?#sp=show-clips