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Abuse of Opioids takes away from all the good it can do
Chronic Pain | Last Active: May 8, 2023 | Replies (132)Comment receiving replies
So unfair that medicine has a knee jerk reaction to the use of opioids. People that take them for pain control and the ability to live a relatively pain free existence are better able to contribute to society then if they are a home suffering. They are not looking for some high for pleasure, the high they are seeking is freedom from pain and the consequent ability to lead anormal life. I am disgusted with the prevailing attitude that makes people suffer in order to what, prevent them from becoming dependent on drugs ! Better to make them suffer? I have said before that I have loud, persistent, 24 hr a day tinnitus. If opioids could alleviate my suffering from this awful condition I would take them in a heartbeat. Alas! No such relief for tinnitus sufferers.
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The situation is that it appears MD's are afraid of the government, when it comes to prescribing opioids, even though the rules allow the use of opiods based on an MDs prescription and oversight. Try finding a physician that works for a hospital. There appears to be less restraints for doctors employed by a hospital and recently the FDA loosened it guidance (not rules) for the doctor to prescribe opiods.