Political Quotes

“Well, yes, when this became the problem we know it is today--my brother is a doctor. He went through medical school in the 1970s. They weren't schooled on this. They weren't trained on this. Most doctors will tell you they got very little training on substance abuse and what it could do. What they find out about it is that the salesmen from the pharmaceuticals is selling it to their office and giving them free samples, saying it is a miracle drug: Try it; I think you will like it. They are people running pill mills. It is basically a business for them. The other thing is that the doctors who don't have that knowledge and haven't been trained in this--we have finally gotten the CDC, or the Centers for Disease Control, to put out, basically, prescription guidelines. A schedule II narcotic, which is basically oxycodone, Vicodin, Lortab--some of the most renowned ones we know of--have a ``30-day,'' a doctor can prescribe for you 30 days. I have young people in my office who go get a tooth extraction, and they get a 30-day prescription. They might need a 2-day or 3-day prescription. So this is what we are cracking down on--the 97 percent who should not be giving you a 30-day prescription just because that is what they are allowed to do. They should be using good common sense. Listen, you are a young, strong person. You may need this for 2 or 3 days. If it is worse, come back to see me.”