And when pain escalates, and you need to take an extra dose, you risk running out and then the pain really increases. You are considered a « drugy ». Pain medication relieves pain if you have it and the relief is not a drug high. People taking pain medication that have no pain are the problem but those is pain are paying for it. The next problem is that the pharmacies often run out and take days or weeks to restock. By then, the one in pain is in severe difficulty, even a doctor can’t help.