Not sure what you mean about the danger of opioid relapse. I had esophageal cancer and they prescribed me as much hydrocodone syrup as I wanted. Quarts of it.

Not sure what you mean about the danger of opioid relapse. I had esophageal cancer and they prescribed me as much hydrocodone syrup as I wanted. Quarts of it. It was a godsend for the pain, but a huge bitch to quit afterwards. Had they instead limited the quantity, and supplemented with cannaboids, maybe it would have been easier to taper off. The current system, at least for me, encourages the patient to make up reasons to keep getting the opiates. I succeeded eventually by begging benzodiazepines from friends to help me taper off the hydrocodone. Some kind of pre plan to deal with it would have been so much better. It's as if the doctors have no idea what happens when they cut that supply off.