[tialaramex]

> Take-home fentanyl is probably unnecessary

Nah, a friend and colleague needed fentanyl lollipops at one point. You'd be at lunch and he's like "Oh I can't eat food, they had to remove my entire stomach" sucking on the lollipop, and he'd calmly explain that you mustn't touch his weird lollipop because while he can suck on it for a normal person the dose from doing so would be fatal, he'd just used so many strong painkillers for so long that it was now necessary because the painkillers they give regular people did nothing.

Weaned himself off eventually too. Amazing willpower, probably related to why he's not dead.

[Nasrudith]

I don't know if it is genetic, a side effect of chronic or acute pain, or just plain luck but I've seen family wind up not addicted at all despite heavier doses. If it is genetic it might be linked to not finding painkillers enjoyable at all.

I know from my wisdom teeth removal getting a few days of oxycontin while it helped with the pain it mostly made me feel weak not only while taking it but for about a week or so after discontinuing it. And this is from someone with a low pain tolerance.

[darawk]

Fentanyl lollipops/patches are useful in rare circumstances where someone can't swallow pills for some reason, like this one. There are other ways of achieving similar effects but its possible fentanyl is the best way to go in this situation. It is a fairly rare situation though.