Pardon me, but this makes nearly no sense
Posted by GruntDoc on August 6th, 2009
Alert on Doctors’ Abuse of Propofol, Drug Suspected in Michael Jackson’s Death – WSJ.com
Abuse of the sedative suspected in Michael Jackson’s death is a growing problem among medical professionals, increasing pressure on the government to restrict it as a controlled substance.
So, doctors (a very very few) abuse this drug, so the answer is to…restrict its prescribing to doctors.
Brilliant!
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August 6th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Do you think the AANA could have other motives? They certainly haven’t been a friend of ED sedation.
August 7th, 2009 at 2:42 am
The DEA has been working on this for a couple of years. Propofol does have the potential for addiction. The abuse problem has been increasing by a large amount, but a lot of that is because there has not been much abuse.
Has the DEA ever improved the situation by scheduling a drug?
August 7th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Can you tell me one reason why Propofol would be given in a home setting? I still can’t figure out how this drug could be prescribed for a patient at home. Maybe that is the prescribing restriction.
August 7th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Who the hell gets addicted to propofol? I’d guess it’s probably the least-abused drug an anesthesia doc could handle.
August 7th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
“Counting back from 100, you don’t get to 97″ [we all know it depends on dose/rate, but whatever...]
And that’s why it’s not a rampant abuse problem in spite of it’s access, IMO. If you can’t sit back and enjoy a high, what’s the point? Sort of a self-limiting problem in that respect or, ya know, apnea (and hope the clearance curve outpaces the CO2 one)