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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure if it's affected my family -- not that I know of, in my immediate family, but my stepson's mother has struggled with alcohol and addiction to benzos and she often seems out of it (as does her boyfriend) and it's quite possible opioids are at play there.

There is so much blame to go around, but I think the doctors share some significant responsibility. When they hand out opioid prescriptions, they should hand them out like they would a gun. I have had nasal surgery twice in the last 4 years, and both times I got a LOT of opioids after -- like 30-40 pills. I do not have an addictive personality and took a few after each surgery -- usually at bedtime -- but I could have gotten by on 5 pills per surgery, or maybe 10. Why 30?? Why don't the doctors bring in your emergency contact, the person who is picking you up from surgery, parents of teenagers, etc -- and be VERY clear about what they are prescribing, the risks, and the oversight that other person should exercise on the pills?

If my kids ever have surgery or some kind of incident that warrants opioid prescription, I really will lock the bottles up like a gun and try every single thing possible before handing one over.

I also think we should consider requiring parental consent for opioids before the age of 21. Or colleges could have that policy for their health clinics. I hear a lot of stories about college-aged students getting the prescriptions and getting addicted.

Once someone is addicted, as a PP said, your brain is rewired and it is incredibly hard to fix it. It's really sad, and we need to place a very high premium in our society on stopping the abuse to begin with. I know it may be harder for those take them for legit reasons, but I think it's worth the price (just like I think it's worth the price to make gun ownership more onerous, but that's another topic!)[/quote]

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