Do you think doctors are overprescribing pain meds?

Asked by KTVZ

577 Votes

Do you think doctors are overprescribing pain meds?

49%

Yes, far too much. Yes, far too much.

51%

No, not anymore! No, not anymore!

49%

Yes, far too much.

People in pain should get what they need, but drug cos. still push them!

People in pain should get what they need, but drug cos. still push them! Show Less

4 Comments

Ka San

None that i have encountered, but the news tells a different story. how else could we have developed such an extreme opiod crisis in this country if it weren't for doctors over- prescribing.

Gramma Jean

They "over prescribe" all Big Pharma too much. Healing should be the goal of a doctor.

suzie peterson

My family went and is still going thru the over-prescribing of pain meds.

Melissa Howiler

Look around!

51%

No, not anymore!

Maybe they used to, but they've gone too far the other way!

Maybe they used to, but they've gone too far the other way! Show Less

8 Comments

Valerie Rhodes Kifer

Blaming Doctors and patients for the "opioid crisis" is ridiculous. I did think it was over prescribing when my daughter was 17 and was prescribed pain meds for strep. But some people need pain meds.

Beverly Miller

They don't for my family.

Patricia Brady-McKinney

No. It is so hard now to get what is needed for chronic pain. You have to take pee tests, they treat you like a criminal at the pharmacy half the time. My Dr. knows what I need, don't scrutinize her.

Leslie Ann

In some cases, due to patients pain level, the doctors are afraid to prescribe stronger meds, which for the patient, is wrong. The doctors should know what their patient needs, & prescribe accordingl

Koanani

Doctors are making medical decisions based on fear of regulatory attention instead of patient need. Patients rarely become addicted to prescribed pain meds. Now they are unable to receive care

Raymond Meskill

Some people. Need help help Now.

Heather Morris

I think it's ridiculous that doctors are scared to give people pain medication now because of all the penalties. Some people NEED pain medication!!

Bob Harlan

I live with chronic pain, the meds they do prescribe make me sick, but they will not prescribe me oxycodin because they are afraid of the government regulation. So I suffer.

Have you been experiencing more stress after the 2024 election?

Asked by KTVZ

252 Votes

Have you been experiencing more stress after the 2024 election?

27%

YES YES

73%

NO NO

27%

YES

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

73%

NO

2 Comments

Latterdaysaint

Of course not, trump will make America great again!

Jeff Sanders

I am glad that we were Blue over all on the West coast. Those flyover states have too much say.

Do you support a traffic light at the Reed Market and Bond St roundabout?

Asked by KTVZ

535 Votes

Do you support a traffic light at the Reed Market and Bond St roundabout?

30%

YES YES

70%

NO NO

30%

YES

2 Comments

Kit Cohan

I prefer metering to increasing the number of lanes. More than one lane makes roundabouts much more dangerous to navigate, especially with drivers who are not locals and do not understand how roundabouts work. 2 lanes = many more accidents plus 2 lanes need to be a much larger diameter for safety.

Jeff Sanders

You're literally bumper to bumper from the Bill Healy bridge. The people from the Old Mill Never Cease coming.

70%

NO

9 Comments

Dennis Douglas

If it weren’t so maddening, our City counselors would make for a cast in a Monty Python show. They befuddle themselves with ludicrous ideas and foist them onto the taxpayers. Bend is becoming a laughing stock to outsiders and a source of continual angst for the residents.

SUE ABERNATHY

Isn't that why they put the round about in because stop lights were going to cost to much????? Just saying.

sara kreps

doesn't this defeat the purpose of a roundabout? might as well make it a regular intersection with lights.

Dave Krajczynski

If people used the roundabout correctly and actually filled in the gaps and went when there was an opening it would flow just fine. People wait for a bus sized gap before they go.

Jeff Sanders

The people coming from the Old Mill Never Cease coming. Traffic is backed up to Bill Healy bridge everyday. At least in the winter.

Kathy Brown

Make a LARGER round-about!! A stop light will only make it worse!!

Chris Gonzales

A roundabout's primary purpose in traffic management is to improve safety and traffic flow, resulting in less congestion and fewer accidents compared to traditional stoplight intersections. Key words: Flow, less congestion and Stoplights. Now they want to add Stoplights!!! City waste at its Best!

Latterdaysaint

The point of the roundabouts was to get rid of lights

Fletcher Jackson

What's the point of having a light at a roundabout? The point of a roundabout is to get rid of the lights. Widen it and start growing for the people coming here. The way bend builds, everything is obsolete by the time it's done.

Tim Walker

I drive through this around about several times everyday and it is never an issue very rarely. Is it an issue? The reason they put roundabouts in for the first place was to get rid of stop lights and stop signs

Jeff Sanders

It's bumper to bumper from the Bill Healy bridge.

KTVZ

Do you think doctors are overprescribing pain meds?

49% Yes, far too much. Yes, far too much.

51% No, not anymore! No, not anymore!

49% Yes, far too much.

51% No, not anymore!

Have you been experiencing more stress after the 2024 election?

27% YES YES

73% NO NO

27% YES

73% NO

Do you support a traffic light at the Reed Market and Bond St roundabout?

30% YES YES

70% NO NO

30% YES

70% NO

49%

Yes, far too much. Yes, far too much.

51%

No, not anymore! No, not anymore!

49%

Yes, far too much.

51%

No, not anymore!

27%

YES YES

73%

NO NO

27%

YES

73%

NO

30%

YES YES

70%

NO NO

30%

YES

70%

NO