Opiate Abuse: Methadone Facts

Question: Is opiate abuse the worst thing you can do?

(Posted by: ghost on 2010-05-14 07:24:00)

I want to include heroin, morphine, pain pill patches also into this. I heard that opiates are some of the most painful to come down from, and people keep chasing the high but build up a high tolerance for them quickly. I have back problems, but I prefer tramadol. I have a prescription for hydrocodone also because I have scoliosis, but I took some yesterday and felt like I was speeding, and then after 4 hours I felt like crap. I've also noticed family members sadly becoming hopelessly addicted to them. Those are the one medications that they would beg me for if they knew I had them. But it's a felony to give anyone a controlled substance to other people. And I would be afraid the acetaminophen could hurt or damage their liver of kidneys even more. Also, I've never met my father but I'd been told that he's a heroin addict. So that makes me never want to touch a needle unless an MD or their nurse gives me a shot if needed. And I do not go to emergancy rooms. I think that is a waste of tax payers money.

Posted by: Baa Baa on 2010-05-14, 10:45:42

I just had to comment that your statement of going to emergency rooms is a waste of taxpayer money has to be the most ridiculous statement I have ever heard in my life. Where do you go when you are in a car accident and are bleeding to death? Where do you go if your appendix burst and you are going to die from peritonitis? Where does a woman go when she is 4 months pregnant and horrible pain starts happening in her abdomen along with massive bleeding? I believe an ER is the best choice for these people. Not only that, maybe tax payers are paying for your medical care, but most people do not get their medical care from taxpayers and the government. Most people get their health care from having a job and their employer pays big bucks for them to have health care. It's one of the benefits of having a job. They work hard for their money and for their health care plans. Maybe you should start taking some pills. I would recommend smart pills so you don't make such ridiculous statements in the future.

Posted by: Kat on 2010-05-14, 07:30:31

No murder is the worst thing you could do

Posted by: christine on 2010-05-14, 07:34:14

Drugs are bad, period. And i know how hard it is to see friends and family members who have had drugs like that take over their lives. You are really smart for staying away from that stuff. good for you.

Posted by: Deep Thinker on 2010-05-14, 08:10:15

Hydrocodone makes me feel speedy too. Your question is difficult to answer. I agree that opiate abuse is bad, but Tramadol is also addictive. I have been on Tramadol for years, and if I try to skip a day, I feel like death. This is my opinion on drug addiction. If you are taking pain medication that has been prescribed by a doctor, and you become addicted AT the doses prescribed, not more than the prescribed doses, then you are clinically dependent on your medication, but your not abusing your drugs. I take several different addictive drugs everyday. I know, and my doctor knows that if I ever have to stop, it will be a process of tapering down, and possibly even going to the hospital to detox. Back to your medication. My doctor has me on Tramadol(which I love by the way, it completes me, lol) and also 10 Vicoden a month for break threw pain, or in other words bad days. My whole family except my Dad is junkies. They have been over my house playing X-BOX and stole my pills before. I agree that you should never share pills. I have to hide my pills when they come over. I left a bottle of Klonopin out, and substituted the pills with laxatives and my brother and law took about 20 out of the bottle, idiot. Opiate addiction is not that bad if you and your doctor are aware of your condition and you take your prescribed doses.