Guest guest Posted October 15, 2001 Report Share Posted October 15, 2001 Your question concerning addiction and taking medications is a good one. Unfortunately the answer is kind of based on semantics. Chronic Pain patients do not get addicted to pain pills (less than 1%). Addiction defined: taking pain medication for psychological rather that physical reasons. Doctors now use the term for physical dependence on pain medication as " dependant " not " addicted " . Get that! You will have withdrawals either way. It is because your body is physically dependant on the pain medications. The difference is why you were taking the pain medication. on another note: It makes me very angry to read about the inpatient that was on serious pain medication and the hospital discharges the patient with inadequate doses of pain medication. The patient is sent home and has to deal with withdrawals while trying to heal also. The doctor who does that, should lose their license. That goes for any doctors who abruptly end a patients pain prescription, no matter what the reason (short of potential suicide)! I would love to give them my pain for a day. Gay Florida State Rep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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