I was quite offended by this post also. Addicted my ass! It is called dependence and if I am dependent than so be it. It sure is better than being in severe pain all day every day. If I could go two days without pain meds I would be overjoyed. The person that wrote that post should be ashamed of themselves.
I have a spinal cord tumor that will soon take my legs and causes pain so bad that there have been days when I thought maybe dying would be better than this, but with the help of the good people here and PAIN MEDS everyday life is a little better. I can't say that I am pain free I will never be but it is pain I can live with. Thank god for pain meds EVERYDAY.
It is people like this person that scares others in chronic pain into giving up and not taking control for the fear of being called an addict.
To all of us on pain meds EVERYDAY shame on you.