Comments by "craxd1" (@craxd1) on "States suing big pharma for fueling opioid epidemic" video.

  1. For the man to claim that he became addicted over a bottle of cough syrup is a lie. First, the amount of narcotic in prescription cough medicine is really low, as compared to a pill used to treat pain. Taking the syrup for a few days, until the cough leaves, is not long enough to have withdrawal symptoms. It takes about two weeks, taking a higher dose medicine around the clock, to have withdrawal symptoms. This man already had an addictive personality, and may have already been addicted to drugs. Instead of only showing one side of the argument, maybe they should interview a doctor, especially a pain specialist or a neurologist. There is a reason why a physician, who works within the law, will only write a prescription for no more than thirty pills at a time, (7-8 days worth), and that is so one will not have enough to become addicted. First of all, patients lie about their pain, to obtain pills, and two, there are unscrupulous physicians running pill mills. This is where the problems arise. Patients that will need to be treated long term, will be warned that they will have to be weaned off. There are also other drugs, beside narcotics, that one must also be weaned from.
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  2. Wiyan Wakan: I have never heard of a physician telling anyone, that one could not become addicted to opiates, especially when opiate addiction is commonly known within the public, and has been since 1900. The only pill that I know of, that they alluded to as being semi-safe, was the synthetic pain medicine, Tramadol (Ultram), and at that, they admitted that one could still have withdrawal symptoms, but not as harsh as an opiate. Codeine, Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, and Morphine are all derivatives of opium, and all are addictive after two weeks of continuous use. That is "addictive" as having withdrawal symptoms, which everyone will. The problem is, those with an addictive personality will crave the drug, where others don't, even after they have been weaned from it. There is no way to determine who has an addictive personality, unless they have had craving problems out of other substances beforehand, such as alcohol, and tell the physician about it. In that circumstance, two physicians who I personally know, will only give them a very limited amount, maybe 2-3 days worth, or they are placed into a monitored program. Anymore, the physicians here, will only treat you for seven days of pain, which is temporary, and for those who require it longer, they are referred to a pain specialist.
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