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In a similar vein, this video titled, "OxyContin patients, then and now" [0] is worth a watch. The music suggests the drug is horrible, but of the five patient
by brandonmenc 6y ago
In a similar vein, this video titled, "OxyContin patients, then and now" [0] is worth a watch.
The music suggests the drug is horrible, but of the five patient cases: two are doing well on the drug and require it to function normally, one did well but died of a (not determined to be related) heart attack, one got off the drug with some difficulty, and one died after falling asleep while driving.
Opioids are a miracle drug for people living with chronic pain. More people die every year from alcohol - which has absolutely zero therapeutic benefit.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkeQifzvSNE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkeQifzvSNE
- GordonS 6y agoI'm on regular opioids for chronic pain, and they have possibly saved my life. But I tried many, many alternatives. For the majority of chronic pain sufferers, there will be a better alternative to opioids. Part of the problem in the US is that doctors were reaching for opioids as first or second line drugs, when they should be further down the line.