Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   True... Date:   10/21/2020 5:06:54 PM

Pain clinics, and people doctor-shopping around for pain killers.  Also buying off the street.  People go to Drs. demanding pain killers - who is to say that you don't need them, given that there is no real way to test for pain tolerance.  Most people get hooked on Opioids because they started taking them for something else.  

The one problem I have with all of this  - where does personal responsibiity come in as an individual?  We blame the Drs. and the Phara companies, but the truth is we are responsible for what we put in our bodies.  I had rotator cuff surgery last year and the Dr gave me opioids.  I was looking to switch to OTC as soon as I could, so I would not come to depend on Opioids. Part of dealing with pain is mental.  There are Drs that set up pill mill pain clinics.  No one forces people to go there. We know this stuff is addictive, it's not a big surprise.