Drugs are not cheap and for an addict the money for them has to come from somewhere. How many of us want who have addicts in our families want for them to quit and become clean again? Yet how many of us also enable their drug use by giving them money. We can call it…
Tag Archive: medication
Drugs and Your Family
I’ve watched that show called ” Intervention ” a few times and have cried with the families as they beg and plead with their loved ones to agree to go to rehab. Most of these people don’t want to go but are eventually persuaded to do so. Although I felt empathy with the families, I…
Pot For Pain
In trials, people who have had damage to their nervous systems report feeling less pain, anxiety, and depression when taking pot. Most people did not feel like they were “high” either. Researchers are still hiding behind ” we still don’t know about pot’s long term effects” so don’t expect everyone to take this finding seriously….
Medicare Drug Plan
Today is the first day of the six week period that seniors have to select their Medicare drug plan, that’s Medicare part D. It’s changed as far as some drug charges so it’s a major project once again. All seniors should sign up for one of these plans because if you don’t you may…
More People Skipping Meds
More people now than ever are skipping or finding ways to stretch their medications because they simply can’t afford them anymore. This includes the elderly which have hit the “donut hole” in their medicare coverage. The so-called “donut hole” remember is the point at which they have reached the payout limit and must pay…
Medicare Part D Results
After three years of the Medicare Part D Program. a couple studies on the results have been completed. What they’ve seen are great improvements for some patients but they’ve also seen some really sick people still skipping medications or cutting down there dosages because they simply can’t afford it. Even worse there are still…