[servantboy777]

Wanna see a 6'5” grown man slowly turn into a whimpering heap....deny them of needed pain meds.

My FnL was this man. Late onset Muscular dystrophy. Docs were afraid to give him needed pain meds. He did finally find a doctor that prescribed saboxine <-I think that is spelled correctly.

He would rock back and forth. Scowl on his face. When he would finally take his medication, he was a different man. He could hold a conversation, eyes would open, he would laugh and be more energetic.

Sucked.

[Gay State Conservative]

Wanna see a 6'5” grown man slowly turn into a whimpering heap....deny them of needed pain meds.

I worked in a big city ER for 20+ years. I've seen just about every painful illness and injury known to medicine.

There are most certainly more than a few people in this country who are in genuine,long term pain thanks to accidents,cancer and other reasons as well.

Of course we'd want to minimize the difficulties connected to narcotics but it *shouldn't* be done at the expense of those unfortunate people.