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For Jenkins and the rest of the homeless population, they say nothing is easy - not even getting pain medication for a body ache

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Posted on August 24, 2008 - 4:48pm at Stone Soup Station
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Not only are pain pill scripts hard to get if you're homeless, they're also hard to fill, since although some agencies and organizations will assist with paying the costs of some meds, pain killers - especially narcotic ones - are rarely paid for.

Doctors Support Universal Health Care

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Posted on May 1, 2008 - 10:59pm at The Daily Docket
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A new scientific survey of American doctors conducted by Indiana University School of Medicine and published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found that a 59% majority of physicians now supports universal health care, while doctors opposing it fell to 32%.

"street medicine: healthcare providers go to where the homeless are, rather than waiting for them to come to our offices and em

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Posted on March 27, 2008 - 6:31am at Stone Soup Station
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Now this is outreach! Too bad I couldn't get a local doc or two to travel with me on my daily rounds, as I run into people every day who are in need of at least some medical care yet won't go to the hospital either because they hate them or because they "can't afford to fill" the scripts they might receive once they've received treatment.

"We need to address drug use and homelessness and offer patients substance abuse treatment and housing,"

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Posted on February 14, 2008 - 7:56am at Stone Soup Station
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Another one for the "no [bleep]?" file....

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