Yeah, I'm sure some system could work, but there are a couple comments discussing that for big events there is a shuttle that everyone is required to take because they're sorority or fraternity run events and there's liability there.

probably they all traveled together so if you took an uber they couldn't account for where you were.

but also, lol.

i know right

That last story is just awful. :( :( :(

That gif is too perfect

yeah I guess??? I just wanted to answer the question, I think Lea Michele gets too much hate (as does Anne Hathaway but I don't really personally find any celebrities annoying).

haha I actually like Anne Hathaway, but she gets ragged on a lot too, which was more the reason I offered that suggestion.

Interesting! I don't know if you know the answer to this, but even with the difference in potency, opioids are still the strongest painkillers doctors can prescribe, right?

Thank you so much for this response, no worries about ranting or anything, I'm so sorry you have to deal with so much pain along with the pain of trying to find help for it.

Anne Hathaway? Gwyneth Paltrow (mainly re: conscious uncoupling)? I can't get upset with Lea Michele because I'm pretty sure I literally only see posts that hate on her, which makes her hard to despise.

That sweatpants tweet is my life tho

Ha, yeah, it's not pretty.

I was wondering if that was part of it, doctors just seeing an easy fix. I know a few other comment threads discuss how anxiety can present as pain in women and pain diseases skew slightly towards them, as well as that women go to doctors more often than men. There's a lot at play.

We don't determine those things super well! At least, according to this NY Times article; it's a little old but I don't think things have changed considerably. It discusses mostly the really high cost of medical procedures in the US but also mentions we perform a fair amount of unnecessary stuff. http://www.nytimes.co…

So I actually think false negatives are more common? I don't think I've ever heard of a false positive rate for pregnancy testing, though it probably exists.

oh my god this is amazing

Oh for sure, regarding underlying issues, but with a urine sample it's within a few weeks of conception I think. That isn't too long.

Yeah, I guess, I mean part of the statement is basically that doctors need to make sure their patients aren't pregnant before prescribing opioids.

Hm. This article suggests that women are prescribed/taking more opioids than men so it must not even out at some point?