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In reply to the discussion: Heroin deaths double after painkiller crackdown [View all]UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)54. Yeah evil pills
until THEY need them LOL. Tell you the truth and no disrespect to those who have cancer and their families, but I pray that I would get it and die so I don't have to kill myself and leave that hanging over my wife and children for the rest of their lives.
Chronic pain is TORTURE that never ends, I know I live it, 25 years now and I'm 49. But of course I'm just a junkie having a bad day.
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I'm so sorry you are going through this. It may be impossible, but is there a pain clinic in your
catbyte
Oct 2014
#92
Has nothing to do with morals...I was talking about addicted patients
Horse with no Name
Oct 2014
#49
Popping NSAIDS caused my body to rebel & I developed an anaphylatic reaction to them.
catbyte
Oct 2014
#81
Increase also perhaps due to fighting a decade of war in heroin capital of the world.
DLnyc
Oct 2014
#2
Afghan is similar to Vietnam only with respect it is a hopeless losing war.
former9thward
Oct 2014
#60
"The increase in heroin use is due in part to cracking down on the prescription painkillers"
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2014
#6
Did you ever see that video where the guy is texting and walks around the corner to find a moose
jtuck004
Oct 2014
#36
Unfortunately, the perception of providers trying to find other solutions to pain
Aristus
Oct 2014
#18
A friend of mine with chronic pain got it under control with antidepressants and marijuana
Dopers_Greed
Oct 2014
#20
My job is made a lot easier by the fact that marijuana is now legally available over-the-counter
Aristus
Oct 2014
#23
I don't know where you live, but here most GPs refuse to prescribe narcotic pain meds.
catbyte
Oct 2014
#82
In this case it would be to follow the recomendation of Timothy Leary...
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2014
#14
Bad docs put good docs on the spot, and junkies screw chronic-pain patients, to be blunt.
ColesCountyDem
Oct 2014
#21
probably going to increase even further with hydrocodone being rescheduled to CII
frylock
Oct 2014
#29
I have a chronic pain condition and use 1 5 mg hydrocodone per day, on average. You'd think it
Shrike47
Oct 2014
#32
This is fucking idiocy, seriously, addiction and dependency are public health issues...
Humanist_Activist
Oct 2014
#52
I Hope People Realize Methadone Centers Saves Lives While Heroin Continues To Kill...
Corey_Baker08
Oct 2014
#96