Opioid Abuse Has Leveled Off But Isn’t Declining: ASA Analysis October 23, 2017 Email This Subscribe to Newsletter Email to a friend Facebook Tweet LinkedIn Print Article Article 6 Comments October 23, 2017 at 9:00 am Really? says: Like or Dislike: 2 2…exercise, physical therapy, eating right, having a social support system and developing good coping skills… after a painful traumatic injury, the patient is going to have to be able to do all that? Reply October 23, 2017 at 1:20 pm Things that make you go Hmmm says: Like or Dislike: 2 1Sadly some have gone the other route of heroin addition because it is cheaper and more available. So very sad. Reply October 23, 2017 at 3:43 pm Really? says: Like or Dislike: 0 0My neighbors just buried their 38 year old son – OD’ed on heroin –after having been denied adequate pain medicine after a very car accident. Reply October 23, 2017 at 3:53 pm Perplexed says: Like or Dislike: 0 0That is sad, Really?. I know several people that live with awful pain every day of their lives and wonder how they go on. Reply October 23, 2017 at 4:23 pm Things that make you go Hmmm says: Like or Dislike: 0 0Sad yes, that they are turning to heroin, not that they are in pain. Sorry that you misunderstood perplexed. Reply October 25, 2017 at 2:32 pm Ron says: Like or Dislike: 1 0Here’s another option: https://drugabuse.com/legalizing-marijuana-decreases-fatal-opiate-overdoses/ I would imagine the results would be even better if recreational marijuana was also legal so people who either have no health insurance or very high deductibles, could manage their own pain more safely. Reply Add a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Name * Email * Comment ΔNotify me of comments via e-mail
…exercise, physical therapy, eating right, having a social support system and developing good coping skills…
after a painful traumatic injury, the patient is going to have to be able to do all that?
Sadly some have gone the other route of heroin addition because it is cheaper and more available. So very sad.
My neighbors just buried their 38 year old son – OD’ed on heroin –after having been denied adequate pain medicine after a very car accident.
That is sad, Really?. I know several people that live with awful pain every day of their lives and wonder how they go on.
Sad yes, that they are turning to heroin, not that they are in pain. Sorry that you misunderstood perplexed.
Here’s another option:
https://drugabuse.com/legalizing-marijuana-decreases-fatal-opiate-overdoses/
I would imagine the results would be even better if recreational marijuana was also legal so people who either have no health insurance or very high deductibles, could manage their own pain more safely.