New powerful painkiller has abuse experts worried

The Examiner ^ | Chris Hawley12/36/2011

[upchuck]

Big pharma has half the U.S. population on drugs.

And they are pushing hard to take away our inexpensive supplements.

[nuconvert]

I’m sure. I can take acetaminophen, no problem.

[baltodog]

Here's the story:
I broke the radius head of each radius bone, just before the elbow, in each arm.
Slings only...casts cause permanent loss of mobility for this type of injury.
I crippledly searched the i’net for “Broken Arm Pain Relief” because, after 3 pills, one would think that the freaking pain would start to be freaking relieved, of which it freaking wasn't...
I found that Ibu’s are the #1 pain relief for broken arms.
I had just taken my third Lortab, so I called my doctor's home phone on Christmas Day, to see if I could eat an Ibu (I was afraid that mixing the two would make my brain explode, or the dogs start talking to me...).
He told me it was ok.
By the next day, I was feeding myself.
Within two days, my arms were out of the slings (granted...I had to REALLY NURSE THEM, but they were out of the slings, nonetheless).

[WOBBLY BOB]

Dilaudid makes me nutty(er).

[Signalman]

A new type of “hillbilly heroin”.

[Bobalu]

it would mark the first time patients could legally buy pure hydrocodone. Existing products combine the drug with nonaddictive painkillers such as acetaminophen.

During prohibition they did this same sort of thing to ethyl alcohol, they spiked it with methyl alcohol so it would sicken or kill anyone that abused it.

Only a sick f##k would do such a thing :-(

Our drug laws have created a twisted society. And the truly sad part is it is unconstitutional for the fed gov to even ban medicines. This all started in earnest after prohibition failed. They started requiring tax stamps to possess marijuana, then they refused to sell the stamps. Then Nixon came along and made it all a lot worse. The rest of the world then followed our poor example.

Some people just want to take dope... a drug war is not the answer.

[baltodog]

OK.
And to answer the next question.
I work on a CATIA scope all day.
I called to the next cubicle to assist a co-worker, and I went to help.

MY FREAKING SHOELACES HAD GOTTEN TANGLED IN THE WHEELS OF MY CHAIR!!!

TWO HOURS BEFORE CHRISTMAS SHUTDOWN!!!

I will never criticize another work-related injury again.

[Randy Larsen]

I take Avinza 75 mg twice a day for severe back pain.

Time release but truly dangerous. My wife is a pharmacy tech and sets up all my medications on morning and evening doses so I don’t make any mistakes.

[Upstate NY Guy]

I don’t know how people even take Hydrocodone.
I'm with you. Tried after rotator cuff surgery earlier this year and it made me dog sick. Worse than any pain.

I'm with both of you. I don't know how people can stand Hydrocodone. They make me feel like crap and there is no enjoyment whatsoever. People talk about a pleasurable sensation but I never felt it. I'd rather take an ibuprofen and drink a couple of beers for pain.

[Leep]

I don’t know if it is true but I heard they add stuff that makes you sick in order to discourage over use?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

A new type of “hillbilly heroin”.

It's only "hillbilly heroin" if it is manufactured in the trunk of a Buick.

[Ditter]

I hope I never need any pain killers. Even a tiny bit of codeine in cough medicine sent me into what the doctor called a small seizure. I started shaking uncontrollably and then I threw up. This new stuff would kill me.

[Random Access]

Ban them for legitimate use because they might also have illegitimate uses. By that same logic we could stop bank robbery if we shut down all the banks.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I'm sure it's true.

Anything we can do to make peasants die faster is good.

[goseminoles]

I prefer dilaudid myself...

[kalee]

Itching X 10! Yep, I’m allergic. That stuff makes me itch like I have chiggers all OVER my body.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Tell me that you're not that dim. Tell you're kidding. Tell me you recognized that as sarcasm and are just pretending you didn't.

Or are you one of those people who needs a laugh track to know what you're supposed to do?

[Hot Tabasco]

Big pharma has half the U.S. population on drugs.

Chronic severe pain is the cause.........

[Graybeard58]

I take Avinza 75 mg twice a day for severe back pain.

I prefer my Morphine in a drip, that's some potent stuff. seriously, I've had it a couple of times in the hospital and when I'm taking it, I'm vaguely aware of pain somewhere or other but just don't give a big old rat's a$$.

[buck61]

I don’t know how people even take Hydrocodone.

I have used Hydrocodone for twelve years now, 10mg. Thankfully I have no problems with the drug. I have always taken as prescribed by my DR. I take no more no less than prescribed (back surgery). I have never had a high nor have I had a low. The drug controls my pain which allows me to have limited mobility that I would other wise not have. I do know people who were prescribed this drug, and they allowed it to control their lives, apparently they received the fore-mentioned high.