
Chronic Pain Support Group
Physicians and professionalsdefine pain as chronic if it lasts longer than three to six months and is persistent. It's distinct from acute pain that is a direct result of injury or trauma. This support group is dedicated to those suffering from chronic pain. Discuss treatments that have worked for you, find advice for your specific experience, and find support. You're not...
Saw this on 20/20 or similar.
I hope everyone is having a pain-free day,
Circa
Oh, I went to Dr. Smith he didn't prescribe me but 30 pills or he refused to give me a script.
The local small pharmacy around the old house was robbed at gunpoint and the owner pistol whipped for Oxy. They caught the 17 year old who did it. Now they stopped delivering which was nice.
Many years ago there was a drug called Quaalude's. They were very popular with young people because beside feeling high, they made you horny, real horny. Finally they stopped making them because the number of pharmacy thefts. I hope that doesn't happen with oxy.
Ouch
Why chase away members who have something to say? As long as they don't name call, curse, or purposely hurt anyone.
Ouch
I have known both ends of the spectrum also, kids (18ish) that are addicted and dr. hop and older (70's) that are addicted. Sad... and, agreeing with Ouch, people that do steal, or go about getting drugs illegaly, are scum and hopefully with get their just reward.
Sadly, it is a different society today that we live in than 20-30 years ago. Fortunately, we still have some safeguards available to us. Like in every day life, it pays to be cautious, not paranoid. And, I don't think any one is being paranoid, we each have our own levels of comfort, and what it takes for us to feel secure.
Thanks!
A Dr had spoken with one of her patients who was a former addict, and he said he bought all of his pills off the elderly. Something to think about.
Hugs
Morgaine
The next thing that I think is even worse, is the fact that you people feel that when you see a young person who looks fine, or walks fine in a pain-mgmt clinic or in the pharmacy getting their prescription filled you assume they are a drug seeker. This kind of thought causes a lot of people to not receive treatment, dont you people understand that? I dont know how you can propose to know what is wrong with someone simply by looking at them. I for one look perfectly normal now (besides the fact that I frequently rub my temples or look away from light or shade my eyes) because my pain is under control, and because the cause of my pain are very severe headaches not some visible injury or disability. Now that does not mean that I am a drug-seeker does it? Or do only people in wheelchairs deserve adequate pain management, or people missing limbs, or people with a limp, or people who hunch. That whole line of thought is absolutely appalling. I for one could hardly get out of bed my pain was so severe unrelentingly for months, I did not sleep for three weeks and I was hospitalized. Then it was visible I was in pain, so I guess I wasnt a drug-seeker then.
Dont let fear rule your life, and more importantly, dont let fear make you angry at people who have done nothing.
Drug seekers come in all ages. You should not discriminate againt someone purly on their age.
I have two teenagers. One had a military cut for years and the other wears his hair long in the front where you can't see his eyes. They dress differently too. At one time, the oldest wore baggy, gangster clothes and now he dresses preppy. They youngest son wears tight clothes (that my husband and others call girly clothes).
The boys have friends over to the house. The youngest is still at home and we do birthday parties for his friends all the time. The only problems I have ever had is that some of the younger ones will start talking about another kid and I will tell them not to talk badly about others.
The kids come over in their wierd styles and colors of hair. Some have baggy clothes, some tight, some preppy. Some listen to metal, emo, rock, rap--some even listen to it all.
In a group they probably won't always be respectful or seem to be respectful because they are in their own world--they don't always notice what is going on around them. My sons will walk around with headphones on or on their cell phones. They just don't notice other people all the time.
But they are good kids and they have needed meds.