The topic is as open to different opinions as there are colors in a PowerPoint color pallet. The ultimate decision as to whether you are prescribed Opiods is a decision left up to your Physician. I have a drawer full of NORCO, Percoset and Oxycontin prescribed over the many years of Military Service. 800 mg Motrin only can do so much for acute pain, but one NORCO can and will stop most of my pain for at least a few hours. MMJ is a viable option for many and according to the recent articles I have read in the news, Oklahoma has the greatest number of MMJ Patients per capita in this Great Country. I personally have no issue if you use MMJ to treat your pain, eat a few Oxy a day to get by or drink straight Bourbon to dull the pain. Any and or all of these substances can and will cause addiction whether you believe that or not is simply up to you. Each individual is inherently different in their ability to recognize their own addiction signs, but the loved ones around them must share in the task of monitoring the actions, attitudes, emotional state and obvious signs of these folks for potential addictions. We are a people that are inclined to be social, we want to be around someone be it your spouse, kids, work associates or in @druryj and @surjimmy case each other. Do we not have a responsibility to be aware of the courses of action our loved ones are taking? Must we not share in the support and understanding of the patient? Drugs suck, they can lead to addiction and sorrow, but leaving a persons pain unattended will certainly cause issues within itself. I know not the answer, but pray that in time a non addictive substance becomes available to take the place of opiods and we as humans can then put the whole addiction to opiods in the past. On a lighter side, I miss the original Coke Cola, the Cocaine additive really kept me going... Oh, and my Codine cough medicine, nothing and I do mean nothing gets rid of that nagging cough like a little codine. Can't get it here in the US, but go to the UK and there it is, right on the shelf... Choices on all parties part must be made, in the end it is the responsibility of those parties to ensure minimization of chances for addiction.
