briansr; One journal on pain had studies of suicide being higher than normal in chronic pain suffers, one study showed a rate of 50% and with the establishment trying to limit opioids to only cancer patients and for temporary use it will leave many chronic pain suffers with few options; tough it out, get black market drugs or suicide. This is why I support program like final exit and others who lobby for physician assisted suicide. Only I want it for chronic pain suffers in addition to cancer patients. Some interesting data is coming out of Oregon where assisted suicide has been legal for a little while. One thing is that many terminal cancer patients get the fatal dose of medicine, but they a surprising number do not use it. It seems that having the final control in their hands was enough and they then waited for nature to finish things. I think for anyone having control over your future is more important than any thing else. 19lin <br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Sent from Windows Mail

Even though I don't think I could take my life, but then one never really knows.....briansr

It is sad they (ppl of the medical field) need to start having seminars or even videos on these kinds of things so family members have a better understanding. As a retired nurse I have watched some family members let their dying loved ones suffer d/t they were afraid of the family member getting addicted?? F---- REALLY!!! They are dying let them die in peace for God sakes et pain free. We are more humane to animals then to humans...makes me SICK!!!

I hate to say this but I don't remember writing this post in May. My memery is not to good but well, I don't know. Could someone write and sign my name, or anyone else's name, and get away with it. The post sounds like me but I sure don't remember it. Was I even writing at that time?

Hi Brian, indeed you were active on Connect back in May. You joined the community April 6 this year. I'm happy to report that no one, not even the moderators can post a message impersonating you.