http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/prescription-painkiller-addicts-avoid-drug-user-stereotype/ News and Observations from the Fight Against Painkiller Addiction Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:14:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/prescription-painkiller-addicts-avoid-drug-user-stereotype/#comment-2759 lj Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:58:35 +0000 http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/?p=501#comment-2759 My husband has been seeing doctors for a back injury since 1983. He has seen specialists and surgeons, G.P. doctors, pain management doctors, etc, etc. The problem is that instead of making his body stronger to compensate for the injury they just keep giving him pills. He has been on opiates since 1983. I am scared about his future health. How much of this stuff can his Kidneys and liver go through before permanent damage sets in. Not to mention the mental anguish it has put our family through. Why doesn't the medical community put a cap on prescription drug disbursment. At what point does it become a recovery process vs just a drug dealer with a nice office and a professional license? I am frustrated and fed up with the ambivalence of the medical community on the distrubution of painkillers. They even had prescribed Loratab 10's and Avinza at the same time at one point! He is so dependent that of course he does not see him self as abusing or using, plus he has a prescription from a Doctor so that makes it something he needs in his mind. How do I stop this train! My husband has been seeing doctors for a back injury since 1983. He has seen specialists and surgeons, G.P. doctors, pain management doctors, etc, etc. The problem is that instead of making his body stronger to compensate for the injury they just keep giving him pills. He has been on opiates since 1983. I am scared about his future health. How much of this stuff can his Kidneys and liver go through before permanent damage sets in. Not to mention the mental anguish it has put our family through. Why doesn’t the medical community put a cap on prescription drug disbursment. At what point does it become a recovery process vs just a drug dealer with a nice office and a professional license? I am frustrated and fed up with the ambivalence of the medical community on the distrubution of painkillers. They even had prescribed Loratab 10’s and Avinza at the same time at one point! He is so dependent that of course he does not see him self as abusing or using, plus he has a prescription from a Doctor so that makes it something he needs in his mind. How do I stop this train!

]]> http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/prescription-painkiller-addicts-avoid-drug-user-stereotype/#comment-2435 Kurt B. Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:40:22 +0000 http://www.meditoxofpalmbeach.com/blog/?p=501#comment-2435 Today pain managment is only turning the patient with pain into a drug addict. I had a job related accident in 1994 and have been on pain killers since. for the past twelve years i have taken a heavy does of Methadone each day and now I am living my life as a junky. Only its not looked at it that way. I go to a pain clinic to get my fix so to speak. I thought pain management dealt with ways to control your pain, therapy and such. No they just give you a pill and send you on your way. I am so mad about this, however I can do nothing. If I complaine they will say find anew doctor and then I have to go through withdraws and I know how that feels, I tried to quit a few times. So now I am searching through these sites to find me an answer!! GOD Be with each of you who have to go through this its not a great life and it scares me to death! Today pain managment is only turning the patient with pain into a drug addict. I had a job related accident in 1994 and have been on pain killers since. for the past twelve years i have taken a heavy does of Methadone each day and now I am living my life as a junky. Only its not looked at it that way. I go to a pain clinic to get my fix so to speak. I thought pain management dealt with ways to control your pain, therapy and such. No they just give you a pill and send you on your way. I am so mad about this, however I can do nothing. If I complaine they will say find anew doctor and then I have to go through withdraws and I know how that feels, I tried to quit a few times. So now I am searching through these sites to find me an answer!! GOD Be with each of you who have to go through this its not a great life and it scares me to death!

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