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Chronic Use of Tramadol Apr 26 5:18pm | By Christy Hunt (@christinehuntmd)Comment receiving replies
This article corroborates other research findings I have read: It says that: "Fewer than 10% of the 445,000 post-surgery patients sampled developed additional or persistent use of opioids". And, "Plans are tailored for each individual patient". This is why we need to get government out of health care. Currently, politicians are making laws about health care as though all people are alike. Some of us are having a hard time getting our medicine because of these laws directed at addicts, but they affect everyone.
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Although I agree that these laws are being made wholesale, making it difficult, even for cancer patients to get the pain relief needed. I have unfortunately seen the flip side, of doctors who prescribe unlimited opioids to patients without really a regard for how it might end for them, even little old ladies hooked on pain meds. There has to be some reasonable research based, education for these doctors to create some balance. Not just laws that prevent even dying cancer patients from getting relief from pain.