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Re:Opioid Use Could Explain 20% of the Drop in American Men ... by tgb on Thursday September 07, 2017 @12:18PM (#15193207)
My father was given a prescription to an opioid for a scratch on his eye that didn't hurt at all. That was maybe a year ago while the problem with opioids had been obvious for years at that point. If it had been a little painful and he hadn't known better, he might have taken them just because the doctor prescribed them!
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Re:Opioid Use Could Explain 20% of the Drop in American Men ... by maxxxxx on Thursday September 07, 2017 @12:46PM (#15193543)
I am always amazed how quickly they give you hardcore painkillers. I have taken Vicodin once when I had my orbital bone smashed but otherwise I never fill the prescription. I don't know how prevalent this but I have seen stories in TV where people had kidney stones, got super strong painkillers and got addicted. The doctors notice this and cut their supply off cold turkey so the only way out for those people is heroin.
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Re:Opioid Use Could Explain 20% of the Drop in American Men ... by jschwartzi on Thursday September 07, 2017 @12:33PM (#15193386)
I've gotten them even when I've claimed not to feel any pain. When I fell off my bicycle I was given a prescription for Vicodin which I proceeded to fill and then never use.
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