It really is sad how the doctors who prescribe these drugs aren't fully informed of the addiction and dangers well enough,and then the give the poison to there patience thinking it will help them I have had 5 different major surgeries,and opted out of any opiods. The severe pain was there ,but I'm time I grew a tolerance for the pain. The most I ever used was IBprofen and ice packs,epsom salt baths,and was careful what I ate to prevent inflammation, because certain foods can really effect healing
Not too long ago i went to a gas station in Norton and saw somebody my dad used to know sitting outside the station. He was having a conversation… with nobody. Turns out that his girlfriend hooked him up on fentanyl. He took a nearly lethal dose and began hallucinating that someone was talking to him. He’s luckily clean now.
Just imagine what legal cannabis would do to to an economy in an area like this. Legalize it, let people start their own businesses and charge a fair flat fee for cost of startup. $1000
Also Atlanta in the 80s.....nobody gave a shyt back then. Didn't have any compassion and didn't see drug addicts as human. Far cry from how things are today where there's empathy, documentaries, declaring states of emergencies, going after the high level drug monopoly rings, not throwing people in prison for any old thing.
It is interesting that the decline in doctor's practices are correlating to an increased accesbility of opioids. It is very alarming that in Norton, VA, there was 306 pills received per person per year. The response effort coming from inner cities versus rural towns greatly differs. It is much easier for people to recieve help in urban areas as there are increased opportunities to seek help, as local, state, and federal agencies put more resources into big cities. Politicians and legislators need to take action to help fund programs that can help the citizens of Appalachia that are at risk of the opioid crisis. Doctors in Appalachia also need to be held accountable for the masses of pills that are being prescribed. Investigation into these practices needs to take place.
Rural VA is a republican area stop blaming others in look in the mirror. You people always claim is everyone else acting like victims but it's really you all.
Norton hospitals and doctors serve 4 counties in Virginia, including 2 which had no hospitals at the time of this story(Lee and Dickenson county, Lee has since reopened a hospital) and 1 county in Kentucky. 5 counties, more than 100,000 patients, not all the pills dispensed in Norton were for Norton residents! The Walmart pharmacy, as well as the in house pharmacy at the two hospitals accounted for most of the pills dispensed but to patients from 5 counties, not just the city of Norton. This article is full of half truths, falsehoods, lies, misleading claims and biased reporting.
Unfortunately I had to move to that crap hole and can’t get any pain medication because of the history here. Everyone should be looked at as an individual. My case is severe with MRI proof
Opiates are everywhere addiction is rampant this isn't like the crack era the people are dying at such a rapid rate society cannot keep up America has TO DO SOMETHING FOR WHAT THEY STARTED
And it's affecting mostly whites because doctors wouldn't prescribe opioid pills to black americans when this first started. They thought blacks would sell them or abuse them. Instead those doctors and pharmacies gave them to their own white people now look, they're abusing them and selling them. Racism came back and bit them in the a**. Killing their own people faster than anything else could. And of course this problem will never go away because these people blame the doctors, pharmacies, Mexican border, drug dealers, everything and everybody except themselves. So the problem will never go away because you have to take some responsibility an order to fix a problem. And that's responsibility they don't know how to take without blaming others. This opioid pandemic has hit 3 generations now, how can anyone claim it's someone else fault when these people saw their family members before them strung out and they chose to go down the same path knowing it would destroy them. Meaning as a kid these people saw older relatives dealing with it, and now they're dealing with it when they could have learned from the other family member mistakes.
some patients have a legit medical need for these effective prescription pain meds. please dont try and use the excuse that its putting a strain on your emergency services and your court system..... punishing innocent people in pain is a crime and its corruption plain and simple people in pain that are having a difficult time getting there pain meds should sue the parties involved in this tragedy. if a parent cant take care of her child that is her problem nobody else. leave honest doctors and honest patients alone this already is harassment. harassment is a crime..............
That's not ground zero. Obviously you wasn't there in the 90s to see the lines of pple that went around the building and down the street. It was in Lee co VA and Harlan KY not wise Co all y'all got was the aftermath. I was there threw it all
Black people and White people are being attacked by a common enemy. A certain tribe of snakes who call themselves "God's chosen people." In reality, they are an ancient, satanic cult. Watch the documentary: In The Name Of Zion. People will eventually learn the truth.
Liberals: We are empathetic to the plight of the impoverished. Also Liberals: Lol, people I don't like are dying, eugenics is cool and fun. Why I'm a socialist reason #469
@@thebuzzinc2757 Maybe if you want them to vote for your candidates don't advocate and cheer for their deaths like some liberals are doing with the folks suffering in Texas. By the way, 46% of Texans voted for Biden so that should be enough for liberals to care about their suffering. Lucky for me I live in a Blue State so liberals will care about my suffering if I ever face abject poverty. Or at least pretend to care. Thankfully socialists are around with mutual aid programs to help those in need.
@@thebuzzinc2757 I am. But maybe if you want them to vote Democrat you should actually try reaching out to them. Tell them that you will fight for them and no, you don't want them to die. Call out eugenicists.
Don't blame Mexicans, also it is no Chinese fault. It is caused by the welfare system, medical health, education and culture.
OMG I found a sane person in the comment section.😭
They're bringing in all those opioids from the Mexican border 😆
Just say NO!
It really is sad how the doctors who prescribe these drugs aren't fully informed of the addiction and dangers well enough,and then the give the poison to there patience thinking it will help them
I have had 5 different major surgeries,and opted out of any opiods. The severe pain was there ,but I'm time I grew a tolerance for the pain. The most I ever used was IBprofen and ice packs,epsom salt baths,and was careful what I ate to prevent inflammation, because certain foods can really effect healing
Not too long ago i went to a gas station in Norton and saw somebody my dad used to know sitting outside the station. He was having a conversation… with nobody. Turns out that his girlfriend hooked him up on fentanyl. He took a nearly lethal dose and began hallucinating that someone was talking to him. He’s luckily clean now.
U don't hallucinate on fent,heroin etc U hallucinate on ice,crack etc
Oh, GOD FORBID there are 2 hospitals and some doctors in this city!!!!!
Just imagine what legal cannabis would do to to an economy in an area like this. Legalize it, let people start their own businesses and charge a fair flat fee for cost of startup. $1000
LOL I wish it was just $1,000 my crop permits came out to $5.900
@@accountclosed8569 and how much money will you make after you sell the product? Deduct the business expenses and money for the employees.
And....
Oh well. Thinning the heard
Had to be a Confederate rooster 😂dick head
Lock them up!
Thats proven to not work.
they are and they do lock them up.
Yep that's how they make money,the prison system is a big private money spinner.
Sounds like the South Bronx of the 1980’s
Also Atlanta in the 80s.....nobody gave a shyt back then. Didn't have any compassion and didn't see drug addicts as human.
Far cry from how things are today where there's empathy, documentaries, declaring states of emergencies, going after the high level drug monopoly rings, not throwing people in prison for any old thing.
@@Allhoney33your a desperate black woman I'm you shouldn't be talking
It is interesting that the decline in doctor's practices are correlating to an increased accesbility of opioids. It is very alarming that in Norton, VA, there was 306 pills received per person per year. The response effort coming from inner cities versus rural towns greatly differs. It is much easier for people to recieve help in urban areas as there are increased opportunities to seek help, as local, state, and federal agencies put more resources into big cities. Politicians and legislators need to take action to help fund programs that can help the citizens of Appalachia that are at risk of the opioid crisis. Doctors in Appalachia also need to be held accountable for the masses of pills that are being prescribed. Investigation into these practices needs to take place.
And lies from Democrats for decades to help these people, I grew up in Wise County. And not one person gave a damn unless they made $
Rural VA is a republican area stop blaming others in look in the mirror. You people always claim is everyone else acting like victims but it's really you all.
@@coreyjohnson5346 💯💯💯💯
That place is red as hell lol
@@coreyjohnson5346 that area was coal mining country, which was democrat until the early 2000s when the crisis started.
I'm so glad I stopped doing H thank God I did it when I was 18 and not now, gods the way out and having a good job. Seriously.
I am from this county. Nothing but a drug den. Tired of all the drug addicts, let them overdose and don't help them.
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Well just imprison them forever, it worked so well for the black community.
There's not a lot of blk people in these communities.
Norton hospitals and doctors serve 4 counties in Virginia, including 2 which had no hospitals at the time of this story(Lee and Dickenson county, Lee has since reopened a hospital) and 1 county in Kentucky. 5 counties, more than 100,000 patients, not all the pills dispensed in Norton were for Norton residents! The Walmart pharmacy, as well as the in house pharmacy at the two hospitals accounted for most of the pills dispensed but to patients from 5 counties, not just the city of Norton. This article is full of half truths, falsehoods, lies, misleading claims and biased reporting.
Unfortunately I had to move to that crap hole and can’t get any pain medication because of the history here. Everyone should be looked at as an individual. My case is severe with MRI proof
Opiates are everywhere addiction is rampant this isn't like the crack era the people are dying at such a rapid rate society cannot keep up America has TO DO SOMETHING FOR WHAT THEY STARTED
And it's affecting mostly whites because doctors wouldn't prescribe opioid pills to black americans when this first started. They thought blacks would sell them or abuse them. Instead those doctors and pharmacies gave them to their own white people now look, they're abusing them and selling them. Racism came back and bit them in the a**. Killing their own people faster than anything else could. And of course this problem will never go away because these people blame the doctors, pharmacies, Mexican border, drug dealers, everything and everybody except themselves. So the problem will never go away because you have to take some responsibility an order to fix a problem. And that's responsibility they don't know how to take without blaming others. This opioid pandemic has hit 3 generations now, how can anyone claim it's someone else fault when these people saw their family members before them strung out and they chose to go down the same path knowing it would destroy them. Meaning as a kid these people saw older relatives dealing with it, and now they're dealing with it when they could have learned from the other family member mistakes.
Ur racust
The crack era was just as bad and still is.........nobody gave a shyt since it was affecting mostly African Americans!
some patients have a legit medical need for these effective prescription pain meds. please dont try and use the excuse that its putting a strain on your emergency services and your court system..... punishing innocent people in pain is a crime and its corruption plain and simple people in pain that are having a difficult time getting there pain meds should sue the parties involved in this tragedy. if a parent cant take care of her child that is her problem nobody else. leave honest doctors and honest patients alone this already is harassment. harassment is a crime..............
What do you expect from the big pharmaceutical corps.!!!
That's not ground zero. Obviously you wasn't there in the 90s to see the lines of pple that went around the building and down the street. It was in Lee co VA and Harlan KY not wise Co all y'all got was the aftermath. I was there threw it all
Crap! That's my city!
I feel bad for those poor kids
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Wait until you see Kensington or north philly🤷🙅😈....🥺🥺
Kensington is roughly 20 blocks in either direction. The entire state of WV is on drugs
Welcome to the world of black people white america this is our norm
What you talking about most people on drugs here are white racist idior
Black people and White people are being attacked by a common enemy. A certain tribe of snakes who call themselves "God's chosen people." In reality, they are an ancient, satanic cult. Watch the documentary: In The Name Of Zion. People will eventually learn the truth.
Liberals: We are empathetic to the plight of the impoverished.
Also Liberals: Lol, people I don't like are dying, eugenics is cool and fun.
Why I'm a socialist reason #469
Speaking from a right wing perspective it’s good to see a modern socialist who actually cares about the poor working people of rural America.
These are happening in republican states. Blame the republican governors not random liberals. Don’t be slow.
@@thebuzzinc2757 Maybe if you want them to vote for your candidates don't advocate and cheer for their deaths like some liberals are doing with the folks suffering in Texas. By the way, 46% of Texans voted for Biden so that should be enough for liberals to care about their suffering.
Lucky for me I live in a Blue State so liberals will care about my suffering if I ever face abject poverty. Or at least pretend to care.
Thankfully socialists are around with mutual aid programs to help those in need.
@@ashkitt7719 why aren’t you mad at the republican governors who are literally the ones in charge failing in these “shithole” areas....
@@thebuzzinc2757 I am. But maybe if you want them to vote Democrat you should actually try reaching out to them. Tell them that you will fight for them and no, you don't want them to die. Call out eugenicists.
You can not get pills in that area now.
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