[DoreenMichele]

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.

[geggam]

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