LittleDabbie
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A qualifying patient or personal caregiver already has immunity and is not subject to criminal or civil liability or sanctions under Florida law when administering opiod drugs that have far greater potential for abuse than marijuana — drugs that are way more profitable on the streets and are far more dangerous and addictive than pot ever was. Drugs such as oxycodone, oxycontyn, oxyir, dilaudid, morphine, duramorph, MS contin, MSIR, roxanol, fentanyl, actiq, duragesic and sublimaze, to name just a few.
When was the last time Dupont and Merck were prosecuted for the manufacture of this stuff, or CVS and Walgreens for the distribution of it, or hospitals and doctors for prescribing it, or the nursing staff for dispensing these heavy-duty drugs? Sheriff Al Nienhuis, patients already do knowingly go to health-care providers who have the protection of immunity. Has this lack of accountability attracted dishonest and unethical business people, eager to take advantage of Florida’s most sick and vulnerable citizens? Of course it has, but somehow we’ve managed to overcome these obstacles to provide valuable pain management care to our sick and dying!
When my father was placed on hospice care in my home for end-of-life care, he lasted just over three months before he died. I was given a cocktail of drugs, all of it contained in a handy dandy carton designed to fit easily in my refrigerator’s door rack. I was free to administer them to him as I saw fit. There was no background check, and I had no need to fear prosecution for possessing a laundry list of these pain-relieving opium-based drugs. If I ran out and more was needed, all I had to do was notify hospice and they’d get a doctor to write another script and they would deliver another bottle to my home.
I chose to administer morphine to him routinely to relieve his pain. The directions stated that one or two drops were to be given every so many hours as needed. I would give him one drop because I was afraid he might sleep through the last few days we had left together; maybe I was being selfish, but I did the best I could under the circumstances.
Why is it that pot, with it’s low potential for addiction and non-deadly nature, is such a horrible idea that it can’t be considered an option next to all the hard stuff already made available? Why is it that Sheriff Nienhuis is so opposed to Amendment 2 and willing to distort the facts in an obvious effort to keep it from passing. Could it be that he and his deputies are worried about what might happen to their jobs should the “war on drugs” come to an end?
Is our elected sheriff no different than our fire chiefs and county administrator? Is he just another union man worried about keeping his department flush with tax dollars and his workers in government employ? Sheriff Nienhuis, are you really just the opposite side, of the same coin, that Deputy Stephen Klapka currently occupies, as union president, for Hernando County’s own police union?
When was the last time Dupont and Merck were prosecuted for the manufacture of this stuff, or CVS and Walgreens for the distribution of it, or hospitals and doctors for prescribing it, or the nursing staff for dispensing these heavy-duty drugs? Sheriff Al Nienhuis, patients already do knowingly go to health-care providers who have the protection of immunity. Has this lack of accountability attracted dishonest and unethical business people, eager to take advantage of Florida’s most sick and vulnerable citizens? Of course it has, but somehow we’ve managed to overcome these obstacles to provide valuable pain management care to our sick and dying!
When my father was placed on hospice care in my home for end-of-life care, he lasted just over three months before he died. I was given a cocktail of drugs, all of it contained in a handy dandy carton designed to fit easily in my refrigerator’s door rack. I was free to administer them to him as I saw fit. There was no background check, and I had no need to fear prosecution for possessing a laundry list of these pain-relieving opium-based drugs. If I ran out and more was needed, all I had to do was notify hospice and they’d get a doctor to write another script and they would deliver another bottle to my home.
I chose to administer morphine to him routinely to relieve his pain. The directions stated that one or two drops were to be given every so many hours as needed. I would give him one drop because I was afraid he might sleep through the last few days we had left together; maybe I was being selfish, but I did the best I could under the circumstances.
Why is it that pot, with it’s low potential for addiction and non-deadly nature, is such a horrible idea that it can’t be considered an option next to all the hard stuff already made available? Why is it that Sheriff Nienhuis is so opposed to Amendment 2 and willing to distort the facts in an obvious effort to keep it from passing. Could it be that he and his deputies are worried about what might happen to their jobs should the “war on drugs” come to an end?
Is our elected sheriff no different than our fire chiefs and county administrator? Is he just another union man worried about keeping his department flush with tax dollars and his workers in government employ? Sheriff Nienhuis, are you really just the opposite side, of the same coin, that Deputy Stephen Klapka currently occupies, as union president, for Hernando County’s own police union?