Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing Prescribing of Opioids and Buprenorphine [18 VAC 85 ‑ 21]
Action Initial regulations
Stage Emergency/NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 5/3/2017
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4/11/17  11:14 pm
Commenter: Kristy boyce

Are you a doctor? Do you know what's best for the addict?
 

first I've been clean for 5 1/2 years! I've been taking subutex because I'm allergic to the naloxone. I had to leave my doctor of 5 1/2 years to go to another states so I won't relapse! As my treatment is none of the governments business in the first place!!! I understand people abuse this medication but in all HONESTY YOU WHAT MEDICATION ISNT ABUSED! Are you going to pass bills for all medication?!?!?!?! Did you go to school as long as my doctors did? Do you know the first thing about and addict???? I don't think you do! NO ADDICT GOES THROUGH CHANGE WELL! I pray this doesn't turn people back to the horrible herion that's going around killing people! Better yet WHY DONT YOU BAN THE OPIATES? That's the reason behind this! Opiates don't take the pain away but subutex does! You can't even die from it! The sad part is whoever reads this don't care about us addicts. Oh and no matter what you pass it's NOT GOING TO STOP THE FEW IDIOTS THAT ABSUE MEDICATION! Let our doctors do their jobs and you do yours by governing not by taking away the one medication that saves lives! 

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