I’ve been prescribed them too. In bad pain from kidney stones, it amazed me how well Oxycodone worked to make it manageable. I remember commenting that I couldn’t imagine ever taking them if not in pain.
Both of my sons have prescriptions for opioids right now for medical reasons. They never filled them.
For people with legitimate lifelong pain, that can be medically verified, I’m of the opinion that you give them whatever they want.
I have tremendous sympathy for people who get hooked on prescribed medications and sink down into depravity to feed their addiction. I really do.
For people who start off with recreational drugs and get hooked, sucks to be you.
There’s a huge difference with unfortunately the same ultimate outcome.
In addition to the people I know who have OD’d, I also know two young men who have come clean. They still have struggles but are working it out. The fix includes faith in Jesus Christ and his healing along with some excellent counsel and help from others.
“Both of my sons have prescriptions for opioids right now for medical reasons. They never filled them.”
I had the same situation with an oral surgeon; I refused the prescription but he insisted, because he couldn’t call it in to a pharmacy if I was in pain later. I took the slip and never filled it; I’m already enough of a mess, and don’t need this on top of everything else!
Both of my sons have prescriptions for opioids right now for medical reasons.
Think about that for a moment. That’s either one hell of a coincidence or an obvious indicator that pain medication is over-prescribed.