Author: Breezy_Ann
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 12:07 pm
| Bboy42287 wrote: |
| I dont find this the least bit suprising at all. I think if they knew the true number of this figure it would be enough to medicate everyone in china. And this number is only going up unless we as america do something about it. I mean did they really think putting a jel in oxys if crushed would stop addicts from using? In the long run after talking with numerous addicts in recovery and counselors this only made things worst bc you had kids snorting ocs who now shoot up heroine, in the long run at least they knew what was in ocs vs. All the shit thats in heroine that suburb kids are getting. The average bag of heroine in the usa is not even 3% anymore.
I know this will sound crazy but i think that certain painkillers should be taken okf the market. Some are just over kill!!! |
While I agree that opiates are way over prescribed I don’t think the answer is taking some off the market. There are people who require these meds to have any quality of life and do not become addicts. I have used my grandmother as an example of this. She was on oxycodone and then oxycontin for about 10 years. She never abused her meds and required the pain control to be able to get out of bed. In the end of her 10-12 years on opiates her dose was 40mg of oxycontin twice a day.
My point being because there are people who will abuse pain meds doesn’t mean they should be taken from those that do not abuse them and need them for quality of life. However there should be much more control in my opinion. Unless you have a pain condition that can not be treated I think Drs should use extreme caution when prescribing opiates.
You for example have a bad pain condition, what would you do without methadone? There are more and more people abusing methadone and sub, should they be pulled?
I am not trying to be argumentative, I just don’t think its as simple as banning certain pain meds. I also think parents need to be more informed on the dangers of prescribed pain meds. I do not think the average parent has any idea what an epidemic this has become with American teenagers and we need to raise awareness.
