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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find it interesting that several people seem to easily obtain opioids from their doctor. I have had chronic pain for 5 years that has destroyed my quality of life, and it's next to impossible to get any opioid. I've seen dozens of doctors and pain medicine was a last resort to me.

One time i was given percocet for 30 days and then the doctor went on some rant about abusing drugs, DEA, etc. Some doctors have signs that say that they won't even talk about opioids! A friend of mine has chronic pain and has been taking opioids for approx 10 years, as prescribed. He was obviously chemically dependent, which is a given, but never abused the drug. The doctor cut him off and then he ran into the same problem as me. He ended up having to go to a methadone clinic to obtain opioids, which actually is great for chronic pain because it stays in your system for so long. The whole opioid problem is horrible, but the backlash against doctors has definitely had a horrible impact on my life and I'm sure many others with chronic pain. [/quote]

Agreed. It's extremely difficult to get opioids in my experience. My mom needs a low dose of percocet for her 4 herniated discs in her back. Without this she is crippled and really cannot move. With the percocet she leads a full and happy life. Getting enough percocet is very difficult though. You can't get more than a month supply and they won't fill the prescription ahead of time. So all vacations are planned around going to her pain management clinic and when she can get a new prescription. She needs to move, but can't because she can't find a pain management clinic to take her in the new state. It looks like drug seeking behavior.

I will say that I think a lot of the heroin epidemic is because people think you should never be in pain. You need to delay taking pain management drugs until you can barely function and then take the lowest dose possible. If you have an ongoing condition, you will always be in some amount of pain. [/quote]

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