Possibly some but nevertheless addicted. Painkillers over time create a hyper-sensitivity to perceived pain. They are not the long term pain management solution.
K. What is?
I ask as someone that fell off a mountain during a blizzard, lost a kidney and a spleen and fractured verts, and doesn't do pain meds except for OTC aspirin.
It hurts. All of the time. Night and day.
If you have a solution, share it. Because I HATE the fuzzy brain that opiates cause.
/johnny
Anyone going on long tern Opiate pain killers should expect to remain on them for the rest of their lives. They should only be used for short term (a week or less) or terminal usage.
The main problem with any pain medication is that the body develops less sensitivity to them over time requiring ever larger dosages. The body compensates for the Opiates by developing more pain receptors to make up for the ones which are temporarily blocked by the medication.