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Re:FDA Approves drug to treat pain without opioid effects by unethical_ban on Thursday January 30, 2025 @08:54PM (#42884065)
If it means staying away from addiction, I'll pay it. Opiods would scare me if I ever needed that level of pain treatment.
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Re:FDA Approves drug to treat pain without opioid effects by codr7 on Thursday January 30, 2025 @09:14PM (#42884151)
They should, synthethic opioids are VERY enjoyable, VERY risky and SUPER addictive.

I was on Oxy 24/7 for a month following surgery, went through hell.

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Re:FDA Approves drug to treat pain without opioid effects by kstrauser on Thursday January 30, 2025 @09:33PM (#42884239)
I count myself as very, very lucky that opioids don’t do that for me at all. I’ve had strong prescriptions for various short-term needs over the years and they just make me a little sleepy. They don’t feel pleasant in any way, in the same way that Motrin doesn’t give me a warm fuzzy feeling either.
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