Judged for taking narcotics

Abby,

Thanks for your story. My wife has gone through the very similar situations with doctors, pharmacies AND the insurance companies.

If the people "who make and enforce the rules" would lighten up and let people do what they need to do, then there wouldn't be half the problems there are now with simply getting some pills to take.

Being physically dependent on Opiods is not the same thing as "addiction". Similar yes, but not the same.

Back at the turn of the century (1800s to 1900s) there were a myriad of Opiate containg "elixors" to choose from OVER THE COUNTER. People at that time were uneducated about the dangers of "self medicating" and also not aware of the dangers of Opiates, (addiction, overdose....). Some people had problems and some overdosed, but most of the population was OK with the meds being available OTC.

Sound familiar? Still today some peple OD and get addicted ect....... Nothing has changed except for the fact that the government now dictates what a person can and cannot take and put in their own body. 

They claim that their rules and regulations keep people safe. Also they "DEMONIZE" these extrodinarily useful drugs so that people are conditioned to look down on others for taking them.

All that simply was needed was education. Teach people the dangers of these drugs when misused and/or abused. No matter what there will still be those who cannot control (for whatever reason) their intake of certain chemicals. THIS will never change.

Just know you're not alone in your predicament. And don't feel bad about yourself for needing these types of pain releivers. God put these plants on earth for good reason. I guarantee that NONE of those reasons was for the government to be able to profit from it (which they do). The laws surrounding these sustances has created the largest black market in the history of the world. Not only does the gov. profit, but the thugs on the corner do as well.

Good luck in continuing to be able to get your pain releif meds.

MY NAME IS SOFFY, AND WELCOME TO THE CLUB I ALSO SUFFER FROM FM, OSTEOPOROSIS, INFL. ARTHT.TOO I HAVE THE FM FOR 7 YEARS NOW, I AM 48/YRS. MARRIED FOR 30 YRS, ON DEC. 9 I HAVE 3 BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS, GREAT HUSBAND AND 2 WONDERFUL GRANDCHILDREN, I SUFFER SO MUCH FROM CHRONIC PAIN BUT ONLY HOPE AND FAITH KEEPS ME ON GOING EVEN ON MY VERY BAD DAYS, I THANKS GOD BECAUSE I AM ALIVE AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE AROUND ME FEELS AND LOOKS WORSET  THAN ME AND THEY STILL ALIVE AND HAPPY, GOD GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVERY ONE TO COME TO THIS WORLD JUST FOR A GOOD REASON SO JUST DON'T SEE THE NEGATIVE THINGS THAT OTHER PEOPLE MAKE ABOUT YOU JUST THINK THAT YOU ARE AN IMPORTANT PERSON AND THAT IS THE MATTER, JUST LOVE YOURSELF AND YOUR HEART THAT IS THE ONE THAT CAN SAY ANYTHING ABOUT YOU THAT MATERS NOT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN THINK OR SAY ABOUT YOU. HOPE YOU HAVE  A GOOD DAY AND EVEN IN PAIN... DON;T FORGET TO SMILE. WITH HUGS TO YOU ATTE. SOFFY