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by geggam 2431 days ago
Escape from reality, thats what drug usage is. Fix your reality and you quit using drugs.

Problem is, many people simply cannot fix their reality and they realize it.

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Many people take opioids for chronic pain.

The dirty little secret that no one talks about: Many of the Miracles of Modern Medicine that save lives don't restore you to full functioning. It's often a miserable existence with no hope of really getting your life back.

And it's not a small number. Up to 20% of people identify as handicapped while another 40% of the population has a milder degree of impairment and actively eschews the stigmatizing label of handicapped.

Whats really interesting is you can go to mexico and get tramadol over the counter ( which has almost no side affect i know i take it for chronic nerve pain ) but doctors here want to use narcotics for pain management. demerol percocet vicodin etc etc