With a 10-day supply of opioids, 1 in 5 become long-term users

Re:With a 10-day supply of opioids, 1 in 5 become long-term ... by tashapenguin on Sunday March 19, 2017 @03:18AM (#13905779)

I broke my wrist on march 1st, and I've had opioids absolutely dished out for me. Seemingly more easily prescribed in the US than South Africa. I was upped on my second refill to 15mg oxycodone three hourly. Seriously hoping getting off them isn't going to be a struggle :(

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Re:With a 10-day supply of opioids, 1 in 5 become long-term ... by _acme on Sunday March 19, 2017 @05:20PM (#13909708)

If you're taking 45mg of oxycodone an hour, you are definitely going to have discontinuation symptoms when you stop.

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Re:With a 10-day supply of opioids, 1 in 5 become long-term ... by taude on Sunday March 19, 2017 @10:29AM (#13907255)

Wow, that seems like a strong dose! I had total hip replacement, I took 5mg Oxy 4x/day for 6 days. I went through a day of agitation and grumpiness when I stopped.

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