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I went looking for you. The guidelines appear to have been updated since last I checked, and are no longer as irresponsible as I thought they were. Here's what
by Kluny 10y ago
I went looking for you. The guidelines appear to have been updated since last I checked, and are no longer as irresponsible as I thought they were. Here's what I found:
(easy version) https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/guideline_infographic-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/guideline_infographic-a...
(hard version) https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/rr/rr6501e1.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/rr/rr6501e1.htm
- tylersmith 10y agoGiving people in pain opioids is irresponsible but spouting misinformation isn't?
- 3131s 10y agoIt's actually pretty hard for legitimate patients to get opioids in many circumstances. My mother has chronic pain from a surgery and has been on a very low dose of oxycodone for years now (10mg a day, I think), and she regularly is subjected to urine and other tests to prove that she's not an addict. My grandpa just had an operation and later at home ended up in a lot of pain, but he could not get oxycodone for two days -- the first night because he went in after 7:00 PM and apparently Indiana has some law against prescribing them past that time.
- martinald 10y ago10mg of oxy is not a low dose. That's equivalent to 75mg hydrocodone (Vicodin) or 150mg codeine.
- 3131s 10y agoHuh, I might be basing my perception on what is high vs. low from knowing some people who abused oxycodone. I believe my mom takes 5mg twice a day, and from what I'm reading that still seems pretty light. Oxycontin pills are minimum 5mg, correct? Erowid puts that in the "light" category for users with some tolerance, FWIW: https://erowid.org/pharms/oxycodone/oxycodone_dose.shtml https://erowid.org/pharms/oxycodone/oxycodone_dose.shtml