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Originally Posted by theking
I really do not have to ask anyone...as I have personally known many people in my lifetime...whose lives have been destroyed...by alcohol...legal and illegal drugs...as well as gambling and prostitution. All of them can lead to horrible addictions. A person that I am very close to currently...does not have control of their life...drugs do. The addiction began due to an injury about 10 years ago while being provided drugs legally. Just lost a job and had a car repoed...the next thing will be eviction. I have bailed this person out multiple times but I do not intend to this time...as it just enables.
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The other side of that is me. I've had countless (literally) -- figure every 3 to 4 months for the last 10 years -- surgeries, tons of painful scar tissue, a growth on my spine and the list goes on.
I was first prescribed opiates in 2006. I have had only two increases in dosage. Aside from the Crohn's issues, I live a normal life.
At this point I could be on enough opiates to the point where I could not get out of bed if I wanted to. When I complain of increased pain the first thing the doctor offers is to increase my dose. The answer is NO! I know that it will eventually subside.
Your friend doesn't want to get off drugs. Plain and simple. If he did, he would go on Tramadol, which is a non-narcotic that tricks the brain into thinking it is narcotic. It is not even controlled by the DEA. He could take that for six months and wean himself off opiates.
How do I know this? When my pain is manageable and I don't need the heavy stuff, I switch myself to Tramadol and it keeps withdrawal away.