Fentanyl-related deaths in the US have exceeded 70,000 annually, with synthetic opioids (primarily fentanyl) driving the surge in overall drug overdoses. Recent data estimates over 73,000+ fentanyl-involved fatalities in 2022, and though totals fluctuated, fentanyl remained the primary cause of the over 100,000 annual overdose deaths.
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/16178)
I wonder if doctors in China/India have more scruples about prescribing opiates. Here in the U.S. they give them to you for just about any amount of pain, weather you asked for them or not. They have given me opiates after I specifically told them I won’t take them because of the side effects. The treatment of pain here in the U.S. is stuck in the 1950s.
It depends on what state &place you live , I myself lived in ernakulam kerala and government hospitals here were good and my doctor never said to me “it’ll go away in a few days”. He instead prescribed non opioid medicines and my pain went away . I don’t know which hospital you went to or in which year this happened.
Also I would like to know that is there any truth to the claim that in canada , because of freehealthcare , hospitals have huge waiting period and doctors inorder to finish their jobs simply prescribe medicines with opioids.???
I mean, I was told to take ibuprofen for the pain too, not like they sent me home without any treatment lol. 😅
Waiting periods - I’m in Toronto, so I may be biased as the situation varies dramatically from one place to another. Yes, there’s some waiting period compared to private hospitals in India.
If I have to see my family doctor, appointments are 1-2 weeks away. If you go to an ER for something that doesn’t need an ER you’ll end up waiting for over 12 hours while people who need immediate attention get priority (think heart attack, stroke, road accident etc).
There’s no viable in-between, so non-emergency urgent requirements fall through the cracks and lead to a ton of frustration and annoying wait times. Eh: broken bones, high fever etc. where you’re not actively doing so ER deprioritized you but you can’t wait for 2 weeks to see your family doctor either.
I don’t have experience with major issues like biopsies, mri etc and I’ve heard mixed opinions about timelines for those - a lot of the negative reviews were from the covid restrictions era though.
All that said, dentists are not a part of ohip. I paid using a combo of private insurance and cash. My dentist (55+ y/o - semi retired) works five hours a day, three days a week. He is not under any pressure. He prescribed opioids for pain because that’s the norm.
@Elting@Helloooo as far as I know the whole opiate situation is way out if hand in US. At least here in Europe you might have to have your leg sheared off before they prescribe it.
Fentanyl-related deaths in the US have exceeded 70,000 annually, with synthetic opioids (primarily fentanyl) driving the surge in overall drug overdoses. Recent data estimates over 73,000+ fentanyl-involved fatalities in 2022, and though totals fluctuated, fentanyl remained the primary cause of the over 100,000 annual overdose deaths. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/16178)
I wonder if doctors in China/India have more scruples about prescribing opiates. Here in the U.S. they give them to you for just about any amount of pain, weather you asked for them or not. They have given me opiates after I specifically told them I won’t take them because of the side effects. The treatment of pain here in the U.S. is stuck in the 1950s.
Lol meanwhile when I got stuck by stingrays (twice!) all they would give me is a bucket of hot water.
My personal experience -
I met with an accident while riding a bike in India. I described my pain as 7/10 and I was told “it’ll go away in a few days”. That was it.
After immigrating to Canada, I had to get a tooth extraction done. The dentist prescribed acetaminophen with opiates “in case it hurts too much”.
It did hurt, but nowhere close to what I had previously experienced. 🤷♂️
It depends on what state &place you live , I myself lived in ernakulam kerala and government hospitals here were good and my doctor never said to me “it’ll go away in a few days”. He instead prescribed non opioid medicines and my pain went away . I don’t know which hospital you went to or in which year this happened.
Also I would like to know that is there any truth to the claim that in canada , because of freehealthcare , hospitals have huge waiting period and doctors inorder to finish their jobs simply prescribe medicines with opioids.???
I mean, I was told to take ibuprofen for the pain too, not like they sent me home without any treatment lol. 😅
Waiting periods - I’m in Toronto, so I may be biased as the situation varies dramatically from one place to another. Yes, there’s some waiting period compared to private hospitals in India.
If I have to see my family doctor, appointments are 1-2 weeks away. If you go to an ER for something that doesn’t need an ER you’ll end up waiting for over 12 hours while people who need immediate attention get priority (think heart attack, stroke, road accident etc).
There’s no viable in-between, so non-emergency urgent requirements fall through the cracks and lead to a ton of frustration and annoying wait times. Eh: broken bones, high fever etc. where you’re not actively doing so ER deprioritized you but you can’t wait for 2 weeks to see your family doctor either.
I don’t have experience with major issues like biopsies, mri etc and I’ve heard mixed opinions about timelines for those - a lot of the negative reviews were from the covid restrictions era though.
All that said, dentists are not a part of ohip. I paid using a combo of private insurance and cash. My dentist (55+ y/o - semi retired) works five hours a day, three days a week. He is not under any pressure. He prescribed opioids for pain because that’s the norm.
@Elting @Helloooo as far as I know the whole opiate situation is way out if hand in US. At least here in Europe you might have to have your leg sheared off before they prescribe it.