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mchristinepo 's review for:
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
by Sam Quinones
This book really resonates with me as a future healthcare provider. When do we treat pain? When do we not treat pain? How can we really deny someone the relief of pain when it may possibly lead to a drug addiction?
The way the author describes it is so true: "Slave to the Morphine molecule"
I never knew that narcotic pain killers were cousins of heroine until I started working in the healthcare field. I worked in a surgery office where post-op care included a lot of narcotic prescriptions which is NORMAL and INDICATED for after surgery pain relief. What I didn't know was the real extent of drug addiction. I was so ignorant to the fact that narcotic drug abuse existed until I worked in that office.
This book opened my eyes to the beginnings of narcotic drug abuse, as well as heroine abuse. It's insane how the 2 can be related. What also is crazy, is the fact that many corrupt doctors contributed to the "Pill Mill" offices that fueled the fire of rampant narcotic abuse.
Treating pain is something that seems so easy to do because it can easily be relieved by a generic pain medication prescription. The last thing I want to do is a healthcare provider is to cause drug addiction. It's such a double edged sword.
I also learned about the beginnings of "Palliative Care" which is different from hospice care. It is a medical specialty that helps patients with the physical pain, stress and mental pain that one might go through in ANY diagnosis.
Overall, it is an incredible narrative that discusses the history of narcotic drug abuse. I want this is required reading for anyone and especially for students going into the medical field.
The way the author describes it is so true: "Slave to the Morphine molecule"
I never knew that narcotic pain killers were cousins of heroine until I started working in the healthcare field. I worked in a surgery office where post-op care included a lot of narcotic prescriptions which is NORMAL and INDICATED for after surgery pain relief. What I didn't know was the real extent of drug addiction. I was so ignorant to the fact that narcotic drug abuse existed until I worked in that office.
This book opened my eyes to the beginnings of narcotic drug abuse, as well as heroine abuse. It's insane how the 2 can be related. What also is crazy, is the fact that many corrupt doctors contributed to the "Pill Mill" offices that fueled the fire of rampant narcotic abuse.
Treating pain is something that seems so easy to do because it can easily be relieved by a generic pain medication prescription. The last thing I want to do is a healthcare provider is to cause drug addiction. It's such a double edged sword.
I also learned about the beginnings of "Palliative Care" which is different from hospice care. It is a medical specialty that helps patients with the physical pain, stress and mental pain that one might go through in ANY diagnosis.
Overall, it is an incredible narrative that discusses the history of narcotic drug abuse. I want this is required reading for anyone and especially for students going into the medical field.