Can Pain Treatment Survive Our Addiction to Law?

National Journal | April 6, 2002 | Jonathan Rauch

[tacticalogic]

Nobody has a sense of humor?

Somebody doesn't. Bet they don't have any mirrors in their house, either.

[El Gato]

The article is completely wrong. Valid treatment for pain almost never leads to addiction. Patients quit without a second thought if the source of their pain is removed.

That's what the article said: (from the 4th paragraph) When medical opioids are taken as prescribed, addiction is rare. Many physicians believe opioids remain, if anything, underprescribed, given their relative safety.

I know I had no problem stopping my pain meds after back surgery, but I was pushing that button on the limited self dosing IV machine pretty often there at first. Then I stopped doing it, and pretty soon they took away the machine.

[balrog666]

That's what the article said:

Oops, I knew I read it somewhere! ;^)

I know I had no problem stopping my pain meds after back surgery, but I was pushing that button on the limited self dosing IV machine pretty often there at first. Then I stopped doing it, and pretty soon they took away the machine.

Yep. I have a very similar story.

[secretagent]

"You go to a drug-treatment program, not just run to a lawyer-I don't get it," she said.

I think I get it: $$$