Please remember that some chronic pain patients who are on opioids need this drug for intense, intractable pain that accompanies certain physical disorders and illnesses. I’ve been on opioids for 22 years to deal with an autoimmune, inflammatory disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis, that erodes the vertebrae in my spinal column, and causes them to eventually collapse and fuse together into what is called a “bamboo spine,” which is totally rigid. It is a horrendously painful disorder, especially as flares progress and also cause damage to the jaw (TMJ), the bowel ( ulcerative and lymphocytic colitis, ibs), eyesight (uveitis), skin problems (severe psoriasis), deafness (The three small bones in the middle ear become stiff with AS. These bones must be able to vibrate to transmit sound.) AS also affects balance. Without this medication, I would be at the mercy of this condition and the pain associated with it. At times, more often now as I grow older and significant damage is done, the pain can be at suicidal levels. I have experienced all of these ancillary conditions as well as the suicidal level of pain. Trust me, it’s not pretty. So please, remember the chronic pain patient. There is a time and a place for opioid therapy. Without it, I’d be bedridden.
Portugal has a similar climate/weather, and liberal drug laws. So, it must simply be an American problem
Policies against people of color? You mean black people again.
It’s because we decided to shut down all the mental health facilities and the NIMBY people. The piece of shit Regan was also behind it.
All forms of racism come from small minds.
Please remember that some chronic pain patients who are on opioids need this drug for intense, intractable pain that accompanies certain physical disorders and illnesses. I’ve been on opioids for 22 years to deal with an autoimmune, inflammatory disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis, that erodes the vertebrae in my spinal column, and causes them to eventually collapse and fuse together into what is called a “bamboo spine,” which is totally rigid. It is a horrendously painful disorder, especially as flares progress and also cause damage to the jaw (TMJ), the bowel ( ulcerative and lymphocytic colitis, ibs), eyesight (uveitis), skin problems (severe psoriasis), deafness (The three small bones in the middle ear become stiff with AS. These bones must be able to vibrate to transmit sound.) AS also affects balance. Without this medication, I would be at the mercy of this condition and the pain associated with it. At times, more often now as I grow older and significant damage is done, the pain can be at suicidal levels. I have experienced all of these ancillary conditions as well as the suicidal level of pain. Trust me, it’s not pretty. So please, remember the chronic pain patient. There is a time and a place for opioid therapy. Without it, I’d be bedridden.