whether those pain killers are illegal or prescribed is that they have all these folks saying I’ve got pain and getting all doped up?
I am a firm believer that prescribed drugs should be a 2 or 3 day thing, then ibuprofen, motrin or aspirin is the way.
I can’t imagine a person on hard opiates for long periods. Wouldn’t it be like being a zombie?
I’ve broken my right wrist twice once with pins, my left forearm, my right ankle, numerous ribs over the years and been burned quite a number of times. At one time I also had serious back problems where as a workaholic I couldn’t get out of bed for 2 days. The pain was excruciating but I only took over the counter pain meds for that one.
I don’t know if I have a high threshold on pain or what but never felt pain after a tooth pulled or root canal.
Yet, every single episode above the doctor/dentist prescribed pain killers, rarely did I fulfill the prescription because I knew I wouldn’t need it and when I did the docs always said take it until the prescription is done.
That I think is how they hook all these people on these drugs
Many people living in pain, many for life. Opiates are one of the most effective solutions. Better to be a zombie than in pain. Been there.
Same here. After I had my wisdom teeth out, they gave me meds that made me so loopy I could barely negotiate the stairs. I took one and thought, "Yeah, no..." and switched to Tylenol.