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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A takeaway here is parents must take teen pain very seriously.

Opiates after a severe bone break are not inappropriate.  But the parent has to control very carefully and take proactive measures to manage any lingering pain.  This needs to be discussed with the doctor--no harm on impressing on them the dangers of teen pain because most simply don't get that if they won't it is all too easy for the teen to find things he can self-medicate with.

If your teen complains of pain without obvious cause treat this as a medical emergency.  Go see a doctor.  If he is dismissive or hints it's all psychological so doing anything will just feed the psychological illness, go to doctor after doctor until you find one that will take it seriously and address it urgently through non-opiate means.  At a minimum, this will show your teen you are on their side and you at least are taking it seriously.  This helps prevents the despair that causes teens in this situation to turn to drugs.

And all of the above also applies to mental pain as well.[/quote]

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We do not accept opiates for a bone break, wisdom teeth, etc.

We throw away all opiates in the house. We don't leave drugs around the house.

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I totally agree with this and have another level to consider. My kids are younger (elementary/ middle school age) and I think how we deal with their pain now begins to set the tone.

Fortunately, neither of my kids has ever had a serious injury, like a bone break, but we've had plenty of bad sprains, dental work, cuts requiring stiches, etc. Our goal is always to get them off of any kind of pain med as soon as possible and have them live with a bit of pain. I don't mind saying "I know, it does hurt - let's put some ice on it and see how that helps" as a first strategy.

I don't think the mindset that every single measure of pain - headaches, etc. - needs to be managed with a drug is a healthy one. Some things you just have to tough out.[/quote]

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