Originally Posted by
Sandstone Addiction
What irritates me about this whole deal is how opiates have been demonized.
I've never abused them, but I have taken them on numerous occasions and glad I had them. I took Percocet for 1 week following ACL reconstruction and couldn't imagine going through that without it.
So now, with all talk on the media and the banners at the DR office displaying how evil painkillers are, I almost feel embarrassed and guilty asking for something to take the edge off of occasional back pain, etc. I'm sure the first thing that goes through the Docs mind is "Yea right...I'll bet this guy doesn't really need them for pain..."
I'm sure the vast majority of patients, like myself, benefiting from their use don't get hooked, so why are people like me being punished for the actions of a few?