Seahawks one of the teams paid a visit by DEA

KitsapGuy · Nov 16, 2014

The Seattle Seahawks confirmed that they were one of the teams visited by federal drug enforcement agents who showed up unannounced Sunday.

The inspections were part of an investigation into former players' claims that teams mishandled prescription drugs.

There were no arrests, Drug Enforcement Agency spokesman Rusty Payne said Sunday. The San Francisco 49ers' staff was checked at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, after they played the New York Giants. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' staff was checked at Baltimore-Washington International airport after playing the Redskins.

The operation was still ongoing, and other teams may be checked later Sunday, Payne said.

"DEA agents are currently interviewing NFL team doctors in several locations as part of an ongoing investigation into potential violations of the (Controlled Substances Act)," Payne said.

The spot checks were done by investigators from the federal DEA. They did not target specific teams, but were done to measure whether visiting NFL clubs were generally in compliance with federal law. Agents requested documentation from visiting teams' medical staffs for any controlled substances in their possession, and for proof that doctors could practice medicine in the home team's state.

"Our teams cooperated with the DEA today and we have no information to indicate that irregularities were found," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in an email.

http://www.king5.com/story/sports/nfl/s ... /19149381/

TheHawkster · Nov 16, 2014

Huuuuurrrrraaaay us!

This is the NFL version of profiling!
Why don't they go see what Arizona is drinkin'?! lol

minormillikin · Nov 16, 2014

I hope they didn't check Marshawn's van. I bet there's all varieties of weird/illegal stuff in there. Shrunken heads, mattresses without labels, unlicensed Skittles, and whatever elephant tranquilizers he had to use at halftime.

SnoCoHawk · Nov 16, 2014

Really? The DEA has nothing better to do?

Marijuana get decriminalized in a few states and cities and they've got free time, I guess.

Pak40. · Nov 16, 2014

Wait I thought this was random thing, are the teams being targeted?

Hawks46 · Nov 16, 2014

This has more to do with doctors and prescription meds than marijuana.

There is more abuse of prescription medication in this country than pretty much anything else. Go to the doctor. Tell him you're in pain. Tell him it's a 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. He'll prescribe you Hydrocodone. Then you go home and pop one, then have a few beers. It's scary easy.

No. I don't do this. But I saw in on the National Geographic Channel. (yes I'm kidding).

Rocket · Nov 16, 2014

I always wanted a shrunken head... think he'd sell one?

Hasselbeck · Nov 16, 2014

Damn.. we should have planted some Vicodin on Bevell

Blitzhawk · Nov 16, 2014

Hasselbeck":1ieejfw6 said:
Damn.. we should have planted some Vicodin on Bevell

Who says we would have to plant it.......I am pretty sure he was taking more than his share today.

hawksincebirth · Nov 16, 2014

Pak40.":2z1ipuwy said:
Wait I thought this was random thing, are the teams being targeted?

Yes theses specific teams were targeted. For what and why idk

chris98251 · Nov 18, 2014

It's why some Dr's are scared to death of writing prescriptions, if you have a injury that requires pain control many will stop seeing you and tell you to go to a pain clinic, who basically do one of two things, shove the new drugs at you that are suppose to be non addiction but have all those side effects you see on TV, or try to convince you that you can live being in pain and ween you off drugs as tolerance to the pain increases. god forbid you have something happen and need a second presciption somehwere. They do urine and blood tests to see if you have been cheating using other drugs, if caught will kick you out of the clinic and then it's no drugs at all.

Those that are pain patients are treated as criminals, the Dr's that have complaints can get into big liability issues if something happens and the Facility that they work for can be held liable as well. I think the Dr's can also be fined and suspended or discharged.

HomerJHawk · Nov 18, 2014

KitsapGuy":3rie5koa said:
There were no arrests, Drug Enforcement Agency spokesman Rusty Payne said Sunday.

Rusty Payne. Sounds made up. Brother of Max?

hawkfan68 · Nov 18, 2014

I wonder who the former players were. They sure did a "Canesco" job.

RiverDog · Nov 18, 2014

hawksincebirth":3fuhmcrc said:
Pak40.":3fuhmcrc said:

Wait I thought this was random thing, are the teams being targeted?

Click to expand...

Yes theses specific teams were targeted. For what and why idk

Did you read the OP? It said that the investigation was in response to complaints by former players, so apparently there's some former Hawks that complained.

FYI Rush Limbaugh was a victim of a prescription drug addiction to the pain killing drug oxycontin, and I had a friend that lost his job due to an addiction to that same drug he acquired after it was legally prescribed to him after he had knee surgery. It's a serious issue.

hawksincebirth · Nov 18, 2014

I did read op and it did say that but didnt go into details of what was said

scutterhawk · Nov 19, 2014

Rocket":232piag2 said:
I always wanted a shrunken head... think he'd sell one?

I got mine @ Jack-In The-Box :th2thumbs:

Zebulon Dak · Nov 19, 2014

Why would baby Jesus give us pain killers if he didn't want us to use them?

RiverDog · Nov 19, 2014

hawksincebirth":1gnf8xst said:
I did read op and it did say that but didnt go into details of what was said

I didn't mean to sound sarcastic, but if you read the link the OP provided, there was quite a bit of information contained in it as it went into quite a bit of detail about the allegations. Here's a sample:

The lawsuit alleges the NFL and its teams, physicians and trainers acted without regard for players' health, withholding information about injuries while at the same time handing out prescription painkillers such as Vicodin and Percocet, and anti-inflammatories such as Toradol, to mask pain and minimize lost playing time. The players contend some teams filled out prescriptions in players' names without their knowledge or consent, then dispensed those drugs - according to one plaintiffs' lawyer - "like candy at Halloween" as well as combining them in "cocktails."

Several former players interviewed by The Associated Press described the line of teammates waiting to get injections on game day often spilling out from the training room. Others recounted flights home from games where trainers walked down the aisle and players held up a number of fingers to indicate how many pills they wanted.

This sounds a lot like the Dr. Feelgood scandal the UW encountered a few years ago, only it involves more than just a women's softball team. If there's any truth to it, it could trump both concussions and domestic violence in the scandal department. This is not an internal investigation like the DV issue is so you won't see Goodell and the union forming committees and launching phony investigations. There are 1200 plaintiffs on the lawsuit that was filed back in April, going all the way back to the late 60's. Anytime the feds get involved, you know it has to be serious and that they must have to have a pretty good hunch that something isn't right for them to start an investigation of this magnitude. They don't have the resources to be going out on wild goose chases.

It will be interesting to see how this story pans out.

Anonymous · Nov 19, 2014

For those not aware, the FDA/DEA changed the classification of Hydrocodone (including all the various mixtures found in syrups and tablets) from a schedule III narcotic to a schedule II as of October 6, 2014. There are several reasons for this change, the biggest being limiting the availability of the drug to the "aftermarket". The way they did that is complicated, but studies done into things like liver failure from high does of Acetaminophen, and kidney damage from high doses of Ibuprophen laid the groundwork for reducing the blends of those two medications (to 300 mg of acetaminophen) in each tab.

What this change really means, is that instead of a standard prescription form, any form of Hydrocodone (Vicodin, Lortab, Lorcet, Norco, etc.) must now be written using a triplicate prescription form. No longer can a certified medical assistant or Nurse practioner write these prescriptions, instead, only a licensed MD can. Record-keeping requirements of a S-II being tighter, there is much less gray area for doctors to work in. Insurance companies track sched II drug scrips much tighter, and those being prescribed the drug are now in a database that can be accessed by law enforcement at will.

To add insult to injury, because the change was announced enough in advance, huge, last-minute orders to acquire inventory (for the mom-and-pop pharmacies to get a final push in) has major-brand pharmacies running out of the more-popular applications of the drug for "legitimate" patients.

If you are prescribed Norco, for example, and your MD has been writing you monthly scrips, he/she must now take steps to insure that you are indeed taking it yourself (urinalysis), and must entertain you seeing a pain management specialist and must look at alternative means of controlling your pain. They don't, and they'll find themselves in hot water themselves.

Further, a schedule II narcotic can only be handed across the counter to the person whose name is on the prescription. Gone are the days when wifeypoo can drop off OR pick up your scrip while you are at work. It is now against the law for anybody to have that scrip in their possession but you. What THAT means is, if your wife gets pulled over and the cop finds your scrip on her, she gets arrested.

Cool, huh?

MizzouHawkGal · Nov 19, 2014

HoustonHawk82":1lmmk5va said:
For those not aware, the FDA/DEA changed the classification of Hydrocodone (including all the various mixtures found in syrups and tablets) from a schedule III narcotic to a schedule II as of October 6, 2014. There are several reasons for this change, the biggest being limiting the availability of the drug to the "aftermarket". The way they did that is complicated, but studies done into things like liver failure from high does of Acetaminophen, and kidney damage from high doses of Ibuprophen laid the groundwork for reducing the blends of those two medications (to 300 mg of acetaminophen) in each tab.

What this change really means, is that instead of a standard prescription form, any form of Hydrocodone (Vicodin, Lortab, Lorcet, Norco, etc.) must now be written using a triplicate prescription form. No longer can a certified medical assistant or Nurse practioner write these prescriptions, instead, only a licensed MD can. Record-keeping requirements of a S-II being tighter, there is much less gray area for doctors to work in. Insurance companies track sched II drug scrips much tighter, and those being prescribed the drug are now in a database that can be accessed by law enforcement at will.

To add insult to injury, because the change was announced enough in advance, huge, last-minute orders to acquire inventory (for the mom-and-pop pharmacies to get a final push in) has major-brand pharmacies running out of the more-popular applications of the drug for "legitimate" patients.

If you are prescribed Norco, for example, and your MD has been writing you monthly scrips, he/she must now take steps to insure that you are indeed taking it yourself (urinalysis), and must entertain you seeing a pain management specialist and must look at alternative means of controlling your pain. They don't, and they'll find themselves in hot water themselves.

Further, a schedule II narcotic can only be handed across the counter to the person whose name is on the prescription. Gone are the days when wifeypoo can drop off OR pick up your scrip while you are at work. It is now against the law for anybody to have that scrip in their possession but you. What THAT means is, if your wife gets pulled over and the cop finds your scrip on her, she gets arrested.

Cool, huh?

No, not cool and it causes patients to be treated like criminals from all sides of the issue (doctors, pharmacys, CCR's for big pharm companies, law enforcement).

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