Thanks Dr. The thread was lost.

The discussion was about how to treat back spasms. To restate, I think topical analgesic gels or creams, stretching, massage, and muscle relaxers are all sold approaches.

Personally, I wouldn't take an opiate and certainly not a benzo for spasms. The only exception would be the use of an opiate like oxycodone or hydrocodone to address a muscle tear where the pain is intense and chronic. And then, caution should be exercised in the use of these drugs - and hopefully they would be supervised by a Dr and under an Rx anyway, where the risk of dependency/addiction would be very low.