SAN DIEGO, April 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To address the ongoing crisis on drug addiction in the state of Kentucky, USA, the Attorney General Andy Beshear pushes on more regulation imposition for all suboxone clinics that provides suboxone treatment in the entire state.
Some of the proposed regulations that the attorney general hopes to see in every suboxone clinic include the provision of extensive counseling for all its patients, requiring clinics to accept Medicaid, and clinics being partially or owned by a suboxone doctor to operate. According to Mr. Beshear, "It is a real problem,” he then added that “That doesn't mean it doesn't have legitimate uses. It does. But if we don't learn the lesson from pill mills and we allow our Commonwealth to be flooded through legal means with these drugs that are being diverted, well, shame on us."
Suboxone, a prescription medication, is a treatment option for opioid addiction that comes in many forms such as suboxone pills, suboxone strips or films, as well as intravenous. There is a divided opinion among lawenforcers and the Kentuckians when it comes to the medication. For most of the law enforcement groups, the drug is highly abused and used for different purposes. For many locals, however, so many lives have been saved by using the same medication. There is an alarming instance though wherein patients turn to these clinics for help in the hopes that they will get the right treatment but, instead, they are just milked out of their money and not getting the right service to recovery.
Beshear emphasizes the need for patients to use Medicaid in getting treatment and the suboxone clinic should be required to accept it. The said proposal would also require clinics giving out the drug to provide realcounseling as part of the service provided. He likewise proposes that these suboxone clinics be partially owned or wholly owned by a certified doctor. He reiterates the flaws in the current system of ownership and operations wherein even felons can somehow be able to hold a clinic and employ a doctor who will prescribe the drug. The problem that comes with this practice is the doctor can lose a license for an illegal prescription, but the clinic can easily hire another one to take the previous doctor’s place in no time.
The proposed regulations aim to eliminate the chance of rogue clinics to operate for profit instead of focusing on providing treatment for patients who need immediate clinical attention causing more abuse and unsupervised treatment. There is an underlying danger to this practice instigated by lack of or lax regulation when it comes to its use. Beshear further adds that there is a guaranteed fix for this issue in the past wherein legislation on pill mills shut down quite some deceitful pain clinics in 2012. Since the said legislation has been proven effective, there is a significant chance that it might also work similarly to suboxone clinics.
The suboxone side effects caused by abuse or unsupervised use of the drug prompted the attorney general and the rest of the country in finding ways on how to fight this drug’s abuse not only in Kentucky but to the rest of the country as well. Once a person becomes addicted to the drug, one cannot stop right away without a physician’s supervision as one will experience the symptoms of suboxone withdrawal which can be very dangerous or life-threatening. With the proposed regulation imposition, patients who need help in treating opioid addiction will receive the right service from suboxone clinics and hopefully address the addiction crisis in Kentucky.
Author: William Leonard
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