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I've known quite a few heroin addicts who got started because of a prescription for relatively mild but on-going pain. At some point the pain was gone, but the
by rubyn00bie 10y ago
I've known quite a few heroin addicts who got started because of a prescription for relatively mild but on-going pain. At some point the pain was gone, but the desire/addiction was not... Perhaps I'm just weighing my anecdotal knowledge too highly.
I'm not saying opioids are always inappropriate but I think a lot of situations could do without them if marijuana was available as an alternative.
- md224 10y agoSomething to consider: perhaps these people became addicted when they discovered that opiates provided relief from underlying depression... I have a feeling this may be one reason why some get addicted and others don't. (Believe it or not, some people even dislike taking opiates!) disclaimer: I am kind of obsessed with the self-medication theory of addiction
- Spooky23 10y agoWhen I was suffering from bad back pain, the amount opiates that was being written for me was ridiculous. I refused to take it, the side affects, even in the short term were awful.