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Michael Jackson and pain meds..
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I just can't help to ponder how this situation is going to effect those of us on narcotic pain medications. Watching freako Deepak Chopra taking credit on national television for refusing to script some oxycontin for Jackson said it all.
Michael Jackson might very well have needed strong painkillers. But the "do-gooders" who live "pain-free" lives taking boxloads of vitamins and practicing yoga in their million-dollar mansions are nothing but hypocrites. And, control freaks. Jackson was arguably one of the great entertainers of the past four decades. But, the backstory now is focusing on his "drug abuse." FOX news, champion of the fair and balanced, ultra-conservative reporting/entertainment "viewpoint" is already building a sound, anti-narcotic prescription foundation. I foresee them looking ("outing") or watching many personalities on painkillers. My point - simply - is how this effects those of us who use these strong meds (I'm on vicodin 4x daily 10/500); this is a "lifesaver" for me. Someone else on such doseage might be deadly or at least life-threating. We are all different!! God bless Mr. Jackson - he'll be missed. Unfortunately, the "back-story" will be the "doctors" who allegedly fed him meds. Thus, making all doctors take a second-look at their pain med management. Or worse - such as constructing some sort of “watch list” of doctors, PA’s and patients. Thus, allowing many of us to continue suffering under-medicated. Posted on 06/28/09, 01:06 am |
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When ever their is a death, a person using painkillers, famous, the media goes into a media frenzy.
They do special reports highlighting the dangers of painkillers of the painkillers that caused the death. Anna Nicole Smith, Heath Ledger and Micheal Jackson got dealt the same cards, death due to prescription drugs. These people were able to work.....not in bed 24/7 in pain.The doctors used their position of power and the lure of money, to help them, go to work, perform concerts and party. People with fame and money will never understand the true word of chronic pain.They injures themselves and then the doctors fix then without all the crap the normal person would go through. Then when we go to the doctors we get accused of so many things and degraded for having pain.Then when we ask for painkillers, it's always let's see how it goes.The next visit isn't fun either. We have fought for our rights and to be treated and now, we will have to start all over again. 
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I am as disgusted as you all are with all that I am listening to on the TV about MJ's "abuse" of prescription drugs. I was just watching Good Morning America and this guy that just wrote a book about how he became addicted to Rx pain medications and it ruined his life. etc. was telling his awful and sad story.
He did not mention at any moment why he was taking these medications or how he got them! Of course and the interviewer did not ask him either, it was all about the "evils" of Oxycontin and such. I got soooooooooo mad! Is always people like him, Dr. Drew, Deepak, etc, that come out of the wood work, when things like this happen and start talking about prescription medications abuse and never ever mention the people like us that take those medications to be able to survive. They never mention people like us that go to one Doctor and don't Doctor shop (like addicts do), don't mention people like us take their medications as directed and used them as part of their treatment. They never discuss that! It just drives me nuts!! It is unfair........ but hopefully, this too shall pass.
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Here comes that improperly used word: 'addiction' again. It's just an incorrect word to use when someone is being treated for high levels of pain. A well known and understood side effect of proper use of opioids is that you become 'physically dependant' which is absolutely different from 'addiction'. Using opioids to treat pain does't make you addicted which is a misunderstanding I hear all the time.
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What Michael Jackson did has absolutely no bearing on your condition and the meds you need. Simple as that. When ppl abuse narcotic medication, death is a risk. If you have a condition which requires medication to be taken as prescribed then you're going to do that. Don't let one child molesters bout with drug addiction worry you. Don't you already have enough to worry about?
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If Michael Jackson died as a result of his narcotic intake.......it wasn't because he was dependant. It is a product of him being an addict and injecting too much Demorol. Nobody dies from being dependant. They die when they can't control their dependancy and it spirals into outright addiction. I believe that's what happened to Michael Jackson. The man had serious behavioral problems. he gave little boys Vicodin and wine called "Jesus Juice". That isn't behavior of a dependant. It's the behavior of an abusive man. He died as a result of addiction and abuse of medication which many people rely on to live normal lives. We shouldn't worry that it will affect us.
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To spinalremains: I agree that it won't upset my diet of pain meds as I have a good, open relationship with my doctor. I agree it was Mr. Jackson's responsibility. However, I've seriously doubted all the accusations against him re: child molestation.
The following might be better for another discussion group, but here goes... While he paid XX millions to one child to keep it out of court - the court still could have prosecuted. Remember, he was found "not guilty" in the Neverland Ranch escapade(s). I find it unusual for a grown man to sleep with unrelated children; even with your own kids. But, it is not against the law. Like everyone else we have no choice but to judge him from afar and what we are fed by the media. If it looks like a duck; quacks like a duck - then it must be a ....? And, maybe not. I think MJ's problem(s) had more to do with being surrounded by blood-sucking, controlling, family and adults. He openly favored children as companions. I'm sure many of them knew he was famous - but children rarely judge your talents; rarely care about your bank account. I think he found solace with these kids (albeit most of them little boys) and identified with them. Obviously, he needed help.
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I dunno man. The courts decision is as useless to me as a hardhat in a Nerf factory. These same courts found OJ innocent. All I'm saying is that the man gave children meds and wine under the assumed name of "Jesus Juice". That is a clear sign, along with his plastic surgery addiction, that his personality was far from normal and that he eventually died from indulging in such things. I am positive that being wealthy and troubled were the perfect cocktail for this guy to eventually kill himself with drugs. Im actually surprised it didnt happen sooner.
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Isn't is sad that the rich and powerful seem to be able to gain access to these things to their own detriment.
I wonder why we don't have more people around to protect these talented people from harming themselves. His was a star that definetly burned out far too soon. The point about them being able to work. I'd love to work. My pain meds only reduce the pain to a level where I am not wishing to die every minute of every day. Then again, what kind of life is it to work stoned out of one's mind??? This is really a thorny issue.
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THANK YOU SFIVER, YOU ARE RIGHT ON!
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I am dependant on Co-codamol.
They don't do much to alleviate my constant pain, but I know I'd be a wreck if I tried to stop taking them. My GP knows this and keeps prescribing them - while closely monitoring my liver function. Should that organ show signs of distress, my GP would wean me off the drugs. Michael Jackson brought his pain on himself, by contorting his body into unnatural positions, in the name of, 'performing,' for many years. i did nothing to cause my pain. My spine is collapsing of its own accord. I do NOT feel sympathy for the man. I never rated him as a performer, couldn't stand his squeaky singing, or his somewhat obscene dance routines. All that crotch grabbing was unpleasant to watch. It's sad when someone dies so young, but it has to be accepted that HE was largely responsible for his demise.
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