If i did not have to go to these drug houses to buy marijuana, i would not have been subjected to the crack cocaine, heroin, the meth, etc. Host mike, thanks so much. We will hear from fred in michigan, democrats line. Governmentt is the going to do to save those that are crippled and in need of opiates . Twice have been told that i was going to die. Once from a car wreck, once from people breaking into my house for drugs. My exgirlfriend told them that andd 20 pounds of pot 20,000 and the next thing i know, im nearly beaten to death with a hammer and a bat. Host so you were prescribed some sort of opiate . On norco and oxycontin. They walked away with hundred 78 and about 15 pills. And 8th of pot. And they put it in the paper as a drug case. All these doctors are running out of this area. Poor people dont have the ability to make it to a doctor. Host weve got about 10 more minutes. I did want to show you a pretty graphic look at how the problem has expanded. This is a graphic done onl
Can hear host appreciate you joining us. Sounds like it is a busy practice for you. Well get one more view on the governments role. Barbara is in pennsylvania, on the others line. Guest good evening, caller good evening, i was in an accident, and i had five different doctors, and the last doctor just left me two months ago. Pain. N morphine for my and she is cutting me down, this new doctor, for two months, has and more i and more am in bed because i cannot walk. Host she has you down in terms of the amount of the prescription . Yes. R i have 27 days, and that is it. I had over 30. Now, i asked her to look up because in pennsylvania you have to show your license, even though the nurses know you, show you the license, and if you look my clipboard, you will see the day i take them up is always a weekend that have to two weeks later. Meds, butverdo my when i need a med, i needed. Host we want to remind you all on video we are showing you the program tonight is on www. Cspan. Org. To heroi
I am johnna hull in london on the latest on the plane crash in ukraine. Blacks box is found. Rescue workers recover flight recorders from the wreckage, but prorussian separatits are holding on to them for now. The israeli army has confirmed 13 of its soldiers have been killed in the gaza strip on sunday. Now, this comes as israel intentionfies its bombardment of gaza since the launch of its ground offensive. At least 60 people have been killed in one neighborhood of gaza. Shujayea has been pounded overnight and through sunday. The red cross was allowed in during a brief lull to retrieve bodies. More than 430 palestinians have been killed in 12 days of israeli attacks. More than 100 of them are children. People have been fleeing their homes, but there is no safe place to go to. Ambulance have been struggle to go reach the injured. The wounded and their wailing families stream into hospitals without end. A Health Ministry Spokesman Says the medical shortages are catastrophic. Stefanie de
You are watching al jazeera live from doha. The israeli tammy confirmed 13 of its soldiers have been killed on the gaza strip on sunday. Israel has been intensifying bombardment of gaza since it launch launched its ground offensive. At least sixty people have been killed in one neighborhood of gaza, pounded. Excuse me overnight and on sunday. The red cross was allowed in to retrieve bodies. More than 400 palestinians have been killed in 12 days of israel attacks more than 100 of them are children. People have been fleeing their homes t hardly able, any of them, to find somewhere safe to go. Ambulances have been struggling to reach the injured. The wounded and wailing families stream into hospitals without evened. The Health Ministry spokesmen saying the medical shortages are catastrophic. The worst h hit area, the humanitarian area was briefly in effect. Charles stratford reports. Dead bodies sprawled over gazan streets. Victims of israels military assault. Al jazeera has no way of ver
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