Had he not abused drugs by CHOICE as a youth the chances that he would become hooked by drugs later PRESCRIBED to ease actual pain would have been much lower.
Anyway, when I broke my leg about a year ago, I freaked out the nurses by saying I didn't want anymore damn Percocet.
Same thing a few years earlier when, after several surgeries, I was hooked up to a morphine machine. Press a button, get morphine. Never used it.
Yes some doctors are to blame. Doctors over prescribing medication or prescribing to patients who do not need them is nothing new.
They are a big part of the problem to be sure.
I had surgery on my hand not that long ago. They insisted on prescribing opiods to me. I said no, they said yes! I finally said fine, but only 2. 1 for right after, and 1 for later on in the day.
The pain isn’t worth the addiction.
I am a recovered alcoholic. Just reached 24 years sober, first and only time in recovery. I said alcoholic, not addict-alcoholic as is so faddish and popular these days.
Anyway I had a major shoulder surgery in 2014. Opioids for two weeks before surgery, and two weeks after surgery.
It was left to me, to discuss and to initiate getting off the damn things. I did cold turkey, because I knew that was the way for me.
My only observation: The medical pros did not initiate the discussion. From my own action, I learned I could get off pain drugs, in a couple of days, not a couple of weeks, by which the addictive nature has taken greater hold.
From over 24 years in AA, I have heard thousands of stories, and the single most common element of addiction, is the distorted idea the subject “needs” the substance at the time.
An alcoholic orders another drink, because he feels like he needs it.
The druggie takes anther dose, because he believes he needs it.
Doctors, PAs, nurses, other pros should be better trained that people do NOT need more, in spite of what their altered mind is currently telling them.
Poor millionaire baby. What a friggin' hypocrite! Like this idiot didn't know exactly what he was getting into...
It is a fact that 80% of all opioid addictions begin with legally prescribed drugs.