New York’s Michael Belfiore ’pill-mill’ doctor case (updates in links)

1. Dr.Belfiore was a victim of the health care systems "war on opiates". He did NOTHING wrong or illegal. This was a witch hunt ,period.
   And it has only gotten worse, stupider and more ridiculous as time has passed.
   I wonder how many legitimate pain patients have committed suicide,rather than go through the hell of withdrawal along with their legitimate pain issues.
   Watching this really made me sick at my stomach, knowing that Dr.Belfiore was basically railroaded and sent to prison for NOTHING he did wrong…

2. He was my dr for years never had a problem he was a good dr I feel bad for him

3. Imagine having a Dad that looked and behaved like that….. What a total tool.

4. What a load of sensationalized horse shit. 600,000 doses of opioid in 3 years? How many patients? Somebody getting 3 pills a day for chronic pain gets 1080 per year. 200,000/1080 = 185 patients. The media lapdogs love this shit too.

5. He got 23 years in prison. Absolute disgrace.

6. There are pill mills but this guy shouldn't be charged

7. I initially believed him and they did convict him. He was overprescribing.
   He was writing excessive amounts of oxycodone. Only the rarest patients need over 90mme a day.
   He was writing for 30mg to be taken 5 times a day. That’s too much
   He didn’t deserve 23 years.

8. The doctor did not cause the death of the patient

9. This is bull. Doctor to be blamed for patient’s irresponsibility

10. After pt leaves the office they have to be responsible for taking the medication as prescribed. But when patient dies, doctor is to be blamed, instead of patient has its own responsibility

11. People always wants someone to blame just because a doctor gives u something u don’t have to take them

12. Yo snorted the pill. That's not the doctor fault. 😂

13. He wrote 5,000 prescriptions for narcotics in 3 years.
    That's 1,666 prescriptions a year.
    138 prescriptions a month.
    32 a week.
    6 a day.
    that's an awful lot for jumped-up Chriopractor.

14. I believe the doc, it was just some people that fell into that pain pill hole no offense! Hope everyone gets the help they need for their addiction..

15. Because of a Supreme Court ruling, DEA agents now have to meet a higher standard of evidence before they can prosecute a doctor. Also, the CDC has published new guidelines that have done away with the old 90 MME limit. There is reason to believe that things are going to get better, though it's moving slowly.

16. It disgust me when they say one was a marine right after saying two died, a life is a life no matter the profession!

17. His now serving 23 years😱!!

18. I'm heartened the comment section agree with me. I'd feel comfortable seeing this doctor, even after this witch hunt.

19. as an addict its not the doctors fault. if they didn't get them there they would've found somewhere else. all the people saying not to take advantage of a doctor prescribing pain meds. when you are an addict you don't care about that you just want the pills and its way safer than getting shit off the street. the opioid crisis is not going away even after they have cracked down on prescriptions.

20. Atp we should hold bars accountable for DUIs, fast food joints accountable for the obesity epidemic, and gas stations and corner stores accountable for lung cancer. 🤡🙄

21. I'm confused as to why patients aren't responsible with their LEGALLY OBTAINED pills? THEY CHOSE to abuse their medications. 🙄 ACCOUNTABILITY, people, ACCOUNTABILITY.

22. Let’s see how these ‘holier than thou’ a$$holes handle their pain when they get injured or have a debilitating pain disease.

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