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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4/14/17  3:37 am
Commenter: Sandra Goshorn

Put this law on hold NOW!
 
I'm afraid to say that whoever is trying to pass this does not have the proper information about these addiction medications. Doctirs understand their patients and treat them accordingly and the government needs to stay out of that. You are taking people that are in recovery, and making it impossible to continue on their Ned's. A lot of people are allergic to the Nalaxone. The fact that pregnant women should not take it should he your first sign on how dangerous Nalaxone can be. There are different degrees of addiction. Some are not as serious as others but the withdrawal is still just as hard. Why force someone to take a medication that makes them more sick when another is there that does the same?? You really need to put a halt on this law, asap until you can do further research. The only thing that will come out of this, is causing thousands of people to relapse which in turn can be fatal.
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