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To: ajtj99 who wrote (51910)	2/15/2022 10:15:29 AM
From: towerdog	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 97925

So, is anyone buying this dip, have you got that vacuum running yet?

To: ajtj99 who wrote (51910)	2/15/2022 10:20:15 AM
From: Sun Tzu	1 Recommendation Recommended By ajtj99 Respond to of 97925

The Sacklers did more than that. The doctors were reluctant to prescribe opioids. They crafted a a careful marketing campaign to help get rid of their skepticism. When the evidence emerged opioid addiction was a problem, the Purdue Pharma started a marketing campaign about "pseudo-addiction." Pseudo-addiction, they said, is when the doctor is not prescribing enough pain meds for the patient and as a result the patient exhibits signs that are similar to addiction, but it is really the fault of the doctor for getting the dosage wrong. I had spinal problems. The pain was so sharp, so sudden, and so severe, that I would drop to the floor with no prior warning. I could be in the kitchen making myself some egg for breakfast one second and I'd be on the floor the next second with pan and hot oil all over the kitchen. My doctors recommended that I don't walk up the stairs b/c if it happens then, I could end up killing or crippling myself. One of the solutions was prescription opioids. Strong as they were, it lasted only 4 hours. And I was given increasingly higher doses and stronger classes of drugs. I remember having a timer and watching with worry as the time to it wearing off would near. I remember that before going out for anything, my first thought was do I have my meds on me and how long do I have before the pain kicks in. Thankfully I have an extremely high tolerance for pain and a natural aversion to all drugs - even antibiotics. So I always stretched the duration and made it work. Furthermore, we had probably the best insurance in the US. I managed to find a good doctor who did minimally invasive operation and within a few months I was back on my feet. But I can easily see how most people would not be so lucky, especially if their pain is chronic and without a solution.

To: ajtj99 who wrote (51910)	2/15/2022 11:21:33 AM
From: Lee Lichterman III	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97925

I know I'm old and the surviving minority. No opioid crisis? Housewives on Valium during the 60s (Rolling Stones Momma's little helper), sleeping pills 70s-80s. No, I don't have any family hooked on them because my family is all in the medical field. Nurses, doctors etc so they all knew better and so did anyone with more than 2 brain cells. (See above about valium, sleeping pills and everything we knew about cocaine, heroin and other opiates). Why wouldn't a new opioid be addictive. I'm stubborn. I still say the responsibility falls on the user but like I said, no one today is ever responsible for their own bad choices today. Look at 90% of the commercials on TV. It's all ambulance chasing lawyers for hernia mesh, herbicides, traffic accidents or drugs to make you look better but side effects of death, cancer etc yet people are so vain they'll take them anyway then sue later.