How long does it take to become dependent on opioids?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know?

[Anonymous]

It depends on the person and the dosage.

[Anonymous]

OP, how do you get that there are countless individual/case-by-case factors at play here?

I've been prescribed opioids twice. Both times, I didn't finish the bottle and had no desire or urge for them ever again. On the flip side, I know someone who was given a very small prescription and it turned into a huge problem.

[Anonymous]

IMO, not as quickly as the media says.

[Anonymous]

Addiction is really complicated. Environmental and genetic factors at play. Some people never have a problem and others do.

[Anonymous]

For some people, one dose.

For others, it's more.

Question is, do you think it's worth the risk to find out?

[Anonymous]

For some (me)it only eases pain and produces no high whatsoever, just nausea and irritability. I couldn’t stop it soon enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For some people, one dose.

For others, it's more.

Question is, do you think it's worth the risk to find out?

Do you think it's worth the risk to try alcohol? Some people become addicted, you know.

Do you think it's worth the risk to drive a car? Fly in a plane? Some people have died that way.

Do you think it's worth the risk to try losing a few pounds? Some people become addicted to exercise, calorie restriction, laxatives...

Do you think it's worth the risk to find out if you are allergic to the dyes they use when you get certain types of MRIs? You won't know until you're injected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For some (me)it only eases pain and produces no high whatsoever, just nausea and irritability. I couldn’t stop it soon enough.

For me, it got rid of the pain and made me fall asleep with about 25 mins. No high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For some people, one dose.

For others, it's more.

Question is, do you think it's worth the risk to find out?

Do you think it's worth the risk to try alcohol? Some people become addicted, you know.

Do you think it's worth the risk to drive a car? Fly in a plane? Some people have died that way.

Do you think it's worth the risk to try losing a few pounds? Some people become addicted to exercise, calorie restriction, laxatives...

Do you think it's worth the risk to find out if you are allergic to the dyes they use when you get certain types of MRIs? You won't know until you're injected.

The state of our education system right here. None of this is remotely analagous to opioids. It is proven that these can become addictive and/or deadly immediately for many people and in most cases, there are better and safer alternatives.

Opioids are not cohol, plane rides or dyes. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For some people, one dose.

For others, it's more.

Question is, do you think it's worth the risk to find out?

Do you think it's worth the risk to try alcohol? Some people become addicted, you know.

Do you think it's worth the risk to drive a car? Fly in a plane? Some people have died that way.

Do you think it's worth the risk to try losing a few pounds? Some people become addicted to exercise, calorie restriction, laxatives...

Do you think it's worth the risk to find out if you are allergic to the dyes they use when you get certain types of MRIs? You won't know until you're injected.

The state of our education system right here. None of this is remotely analagous to opioids. It is proven that these can become addictive and/or deadly immediately for many people and in most cases, there are better and safer alternatives.

Opioids are not cohol, plane rides or dyes. Seriously.

Please share the better and safer alternatives.

[Anonymous]

For some people it's instant. For others it would take constant abuse. I wouldn't test it if you don't have to.

[Anonymous]

I have seen people become addicted in a matter of days. Ive seen people who are on chronic narcotics but are not addicted. It's a very case by case issue.

Unfortunately, I've also seen prescribers stereotype and feed right into an addiction. They are more apt to believe the pain of soccer mom Sally with 3 kids at home and a steady job and continue prescribing her IV Dilaudid while they investigate what could be causing her pain over underemployed Bob who does a lot of hard labor and is more rough around the edges. I've seen it time and time again. I've done insane amounts of documentation and discussions with doctors to try to get them to see the whole picture, but sometimes it falls on deaf ears.

[Anonymous]

Alternatives, while also acknowledging that there are some conditions that only opioids will do. However, the main issue with opioids is over prescription for conditions that don't require that level.

https://www.asahq.org/whensecondscount/pain-management/non-opioid-treatment/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alternatives, while also acknowledging that there are some conditions that only opioids will do. However, the main issue with opioids is over prescription for conditions that don't require that level.

https://www.asahq.org/whensecondscount/pain-management/non-opioid-treatment/

Thanks. Do you have a list of acceptable conditions for opioid treatment?