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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

News The Morning News

Posted by Christopher Frizzelle on Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 6:01 AM

He's Good Enough, He's Smart Enough, and Doggone It, Etc., Etc.: Al Franken is a senator now.

"Racketeering and Other Charges": Seattle strip-club magnate and five others indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury.

The Indomitable 14-Year-Old: More on the spate of Airbus crashes and the 14-year-old girl "plucked alive from the Indian Ocean."

Most Health Insurance Isn't Insurance at All: "An estimated three-quarters of people who are pushed into personal bankruptcy by medical problems actually had insurance when they got sick."

Maria Cantwell Clarifies Her Position on Health Care, Kind Of: She's for the "public" option.

North Korea Is Running Out of Food: So says the UN.

Start Hoarding Your Vicodin and Percocet: A federal advisory panel recommends banning it.

Renton Burning: An apartment building under construction went up in flames last night. No one was injured except a cop who was diverting traffic and got struck by a car.

It's a Grower, Not a Shower: Seattle is officially the 25th largest city in the U.S. by population, smaller than Denver.

Seattle Home Prices: Up.

Consumer Confidence: Down.

Ladybugs: "Poised to create ecological havoc" in Britain.

Michael Jackson's Body: Going on display at Neverland on Friday.

Baseball Game Last Night: Yankees beat Mariners.

(A Very Northwest) Soccer Match Tonight: Seattle plays Portland.

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Holy crap:

Vicodin and its generic equivalents alone are prescribed more than 100 million times a year in the United States.

Posted by Matt from Denver on July 1, 2009 at 7:35 AM

Who'd want to hoard Vicodin? That stuff is nasty.

Posted by Greg on July 1, 2009 at 7:38 AM

re:Health Insurance

Life is hard.
And then you die.

Posted by Deal With It on July 1, 2009 at 7:56 AM

In the world of recreational drug users, I think Vicodin & Percocet have largely been replaced by oxy.

Posted by Gidge on July 1, 2009 at 8:00 AM

I had my doc prescribe just the hydrocodone. Easy fix. And I'm picking up my scrip today! Hooray!

Posted by meowmeowkitty on July 1, 2009 at 8:23 AM

re @ 3:

how very prudish and calvinist.

Life is a series of long lunches, pleasant work, six weeks paid vacation, affairs of the heart that do NOT lead to home wrecking, and very tasty butter and bread and cheese and wine.

Oh and everyone gets their doctor and hospital bills taken care of without going bankrupt.

Why, going bankrupt would mean you can't afford those languid lunches in the summer countryside for the entire month of August!

Posted by French people -- have a little joie de vivre, dude! on July 1, 2009 at 8:29 AM

@5, Isn't hydrocodone generic for Vicodin? Either way, I'm jealous.

Posted by Pepper St. Tort Reform on July 1, 2009 at 8:33 AM

The Seattle Times is the official Lie Machine of Seattle.

No need for the SLOG copycat.

Posted by Me Too! Me Too! on July 1, 2009 at 8:35 AM

Vicodin=hydrocodone + tylenol

Posted by Gidge on July 1, 2009 at 8:47 AM

2 - well, I have an extended family member who was attacked and bones in his face including jaw were shattered and he has back issues. Unfortunately since the attacker had no money and insurance has paid for the smallest amounts of treatments - he has not received all of the necessary surgeries and is in constant pain. Vicodin is now his friend - without it I don't know what would happen...

Plus House is a really good show!!

Posted by subwlf on July 1, 2009 at 8:51 AM

Weird Fact: I've had Vicodin and weirdly enough it doesn't even relieve an asperin's worth of pain in me. I'm guessing it doesn't work on everyone...

Posted by subwlf on July 1, 2009 at 8:53 AM

@11 - The opioids don't work on everyone. You might get better results from straight-up morphine since most opioids are about one-tenth as effective... also acetomenophine is totally a bullshit drug and its efficacy is no better (sometimes worse than) other NSAIDs (aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen).

I've been through some serious pain shit, and the thing that I've learned if you want pain-relief and not "pain management" is that you have to tell medical providers that something isn't working at all even if it just takes the edge off and sometimes that means vomiting on them because you took too many pills right before your doctor's appointment.

Posted by Soupytwist

on July 1, 2009 at 9:45 AM

I really hope the Stranger is paying for David Schmader's trip to Neverland for the public viewing of Michael’s body. Through his eyes I want to know and experience the spectacle that it is sure to be.

Posted by stephanie says on July 1, 2009 at 10:56 AM

@2: Really? Not my experience. I had it prescribed after some oral surgery and was pretty bummed when it ran out.

Posted by realjournalist on July 1, 2009 at 10:59 AM

@13 Yes!!! I second.

Posted by Rose on July 1, 2009 at 12:10 PM