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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://blogs.mercola.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>U.S. Government Makes it Easier to Get Highly Addictive Painkillers</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2006/09/07/US-Government-Makes-it-Easier-to-Get-Highly-Addictive-Painkillers.aspx</link><description>The Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed a rule that would allow patients to get a 90-day supply of powerful narcotic painkillers, such as OxyContin, or hyperactivity drugs such as Ritalin. Because the drugs are highly addictive and prone to abuse</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)</generator><item><title>re: U.S. Government Makes it Easier to Get Highly Addictive Painkillers</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2006/09/07/US-Government-Makes-it-Easier-to-Get-Highly-Addictive-Painkillers.aspx#84931</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:31:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:84931</guid><dc:creator>dixiebru</dc:creator><description>Being someone with severe chronic pain, I think this is a good thing, seeing your doctor every three months can save office costs and still allow your doctor enough time with you to check your physical and emotional health. I know there are plenty of people just seeking drugs and that makes it harder on patients and doctors alike and while I know some pain meds are hard on your body, me trying to tell you how bad I hurt is like trying to describe the color blue to a blind person, you just cannot relate.When your quality of life is&amp;nbsp; so bad you would rather just lay in bed and cry, die , or just give up, you should be allowed to choose to use any meds you and your doctor think are appropriate&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=84931" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: U.S. Government Makes it Easier to Get Highly Addictive Painkillers</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2006/09/07/US-Government-Makes-it-Easier-to-Get-Highly-Addictive-Painkillers.aspx#84930</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:46:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:84930</guid><dc:creator>Laserman</dc:creator><description>Government the Pusher!&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=84930" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: U.S. Government Makes it Easier to Get Highly Addictive Painkillers</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2006/09/07/US-Government-Makes-it-Easier-to-Get-Highly-Addictive-Painkillers.aspx#84929</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2006 02:06:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:84929</guid><dc:creator>nurse200196</dc:creator><description>I do beleive painkillers are definately needed for the terminally ill and certain medical conditions. Sometimes alternative methods do not help with excruciating pain and narcotics are needed.&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=84929" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>