Opioids the Untold Truth: Why Reducing Prescriptions is not Working | Jay Shah | TEDxNEOMED

[anneturner]

You Sir were one of the extremely lucky ones. I have literally been tortured for my Chronic Pain. 5 1/2 yrs. I’m not an addict, i need opioids to move both my arms (shoulders) long story … The illicit fentanyl crisis has left us Intractable Chronic Pain Patients to suffer immeasurably .. AGONY 😩
It’s Crimes against humanity to withhold life saving FDA Approved Opioids !! I’m writing this from my bed .. where I exist most all of my day. We are all individuals — We all have been lumped together… it’s truly something I ever dreamed would happen in America 😭💔

[freshtoast]

This is extremely damaging for all communities. You cant under prescribe these things..

[sarak]

I hope that the coming change in CDC guidelines and the upcoming Supreme Court case concerning the DEA's punishing of doctors for prescribing what patients really need will change pain care in this nation for the better.

[kalayne]

Addicts are treated better than CPPs. We do not have the same rights as other patients. We are unheard, dismissed, bullied, threatened, humiliated and forgotten. The 2016 guidelines have been a total failure. Doctors have either gone to jail for helping us, or made into expert witnesses aka millionaires..We are dying, worldwide.

[Rae-qfxv]

You were lucky. Millions aren't and will never be so lucky. Opiods are essential for life in these cases.

[KiwikimNZ]

This is fantastic! I'm so happy to hear that a Dr treated this man like a human being ❤

[shrishah]

An excellent speaker, thank you for sharing your experience with the world and bringing up the topics no one else has the guts to. Very inspirational

[dans.]

This young man has guts. Who can go on stage and provide a real solution to National problem. Amazing presentation. I love this Doc who thinks like an engineer. The last few statements are great.

[dwcookjr]

If you have an incident in early years like many kids on play grounds and riding bikes or horses .. then another in mid life ..mess up a disk or something.. then by the time you’re elder and needing knee and hip replacements and shoulder surgery… you’re just a piece of meat …..

There needs to be an honest thorough compassionate inquiry on being allowed death with dignity ..the right to end your suffering….For elders and many others in chronic pain … in consideration of their individual past experiences and personal outlook on their current and future situations …

Some would argue …but a person in that situation in that state of mind shouldn’t make choices like that .. sure ok good … when it happens to you, ..we’ll go that route and do everything to keep you going even in horrific pain … enjoy ..

But for sane people that face reality and accept the inevitable… I’d rather get pain free for a few days as much as possible.. enjoy some pain free quality time with loved ones .. talk and share .. dying doesn’t have to be war or car accident or burn or drown or murder ….ive watched loved ones suffer dying of cancer … slowly …. That is the most cruel thing the medical field does forcing people to live through suffering with no hope of recovery…


If it’s a horse or animal we call it mercy ….

[leolady]

Thank you for this!!! I wish there was a way to get this message out more!

[rameshshah]

Jay, excellent speech, great subject that everyone should be concerned, you presented it very nicely with a personal experience. Congratulations on getting on TED with a touching subject. I’m so proud of you, I’m sure your parents & grand parents are too👏👏
Good Luck in your future goals.

[annfisher]

I think every pain patient story is different so I won't speak for u so plse don't speak for me. I had to have cervical 3-7 fused. I developed RSD after the surgery. It is a painful disease. Drug addicts r still going to the streets. I have never done this. I didn't need more and more drugs. I didn't seek out anything and have random drug testing

[EDD]

you were gave the script, because it WORKED against the pain, I would really like to know who started the "reducing" our scripts ? (democrats}

[anthonyesparsen]

The gym for a nuclear program sounds very wrong here because, nuclear science is a brain knowledge requirement not physical requirements its your brain you have to work on, for more knowledge about your trade work

[anthonyesparsen]

The Dr's are not really trained to get you off the drug this is the problem

[anthonyesparsen]

We are silly humans are we not I hope you got off your addiction, we who have had surgery of some kind have been thru what you have becoming addicted to legal prescription drugs, which you can call legal drugs because you are prescribed them from your dr

[Meandmymirror]

I wonder if he ever experienced withdrawal?

[anthonyesparsen]

You silly boy working out on your physical when you should be doing more academic training for your new job of nuclear science