GOVERNOR TOMBLIN TAKING AWAY RIGHTS OF PATIENTS-I HAVE A RIGHT TO CHOOSE
When West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed the new suboxone law into effect, I wonder if he ever thought that as patients, we have a right for choice. Many suboxone patients were happy to have a choice between suboxone film and suboxone tablets because medication effects us all differently. However, with the new law, we no longer have the right to choose which suboxone helps us the best.
Governor Tomblin, I am a suboxone patient that has never abused my medication. Suboxone has changed my life and I am once again a productive citizen of the fine state of West Virginia. I can understand your "thinking" behind all of this, but it is wrong. I have a right to choose which form of suboxone works best for me. I have had bad reactions to the film and I now face a dilemma. When my doctor told me there is nothing that he could do for me, it hurt. I am now afraid that I will follow down the same path I left three years ago because I can't take the suboxone film due to bad reactions to the medication.
I am not perfect and I am an addict, from the same place that you call home in Logan. I have seen what drugs do to family, friends, and loved ones. I don't want to go back to that same place of three years ago. It is said that the suboxone film is not abused, but it is. It is just like any other medication in the world, it has the chance for abuse. This law wasn't thought through and because of that, some have to suffer. With no options other then Methadone, suboxone patients who can't take the film are left in the dark.
The true problem of this drug crisis in West Virginia is with doctors that run pill mills. That is the source of nearly all drug use. If it wasn't for them, a large percentage of addicts would not be addicts. Addiction is a disease of the brain, a powerful one at that. Suboxone has changed my life and many others. Now, all the progress that I have made and others doesn't matter anymore. Is this the way West Virginia treats their citizens.
Just like anyone else, I should have a right to choose. It is no different from others choosing generic or brand name medications. Governor Tomblin, I ask you to reconsider this law and would be happy to discuss anything concerning this matter. I am in the process of making a documentary and interviewing others to post back on this website. Although I am struggling right now, I will do my best. Since taking the film, I have to suffer through severe headaches, bad stomach pain, and chest pains. The suboxone tablets didn't make me feel bad. The only choice I have now is to take the film and hurt. I guess a few more trips to the emergency room doesn't hurt. I only feel this way because I no longer have a choice. I ask you to reconsider this law.
For anyone experiencing similar issues, stand up and be heard. This is an election year and you have the right to be heard. This is not right! You should have a choice on what you take. You don't have to suffer anymore. Together, we can talk to our local government and have changes made. We want this law changed and it is the right thing to do. Suboxone film is abused, probably more then the tablets. We can't help what others do, so why do we have to suffer because of them? That is not fair. Be heard and stand up for what is right!
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