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Ferre
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 Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:28 am Post subject: Can Cannabis Cure Pain Pill Addiction? |
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Millions of Americans are living in pain; so many, in fact, that doctors now prescribe enough painkillers in a single year to medicate every person in the nation.
According to a disturbing new study by the Associated Press, Americans in 2005 consumed over 90,000 kilograms of powerful narcotic painkillers – primarily codeine, hydrocodone, and morphine, but also meperidine (Demerol) and oxycodone. In many cases, these drugs can be habit-forming. In some cases, their use can be deadly. (According to a separate AP report, the number prescription-drug fatalities has tripled from 1998 to 2005, with oxycodone being one of the drugs most often linked to drug deaths.) But what if there was a safer, cheaper, and potentially more effective alternative available for pain management – one that greatly reduced the user’s risk of dependency, and one that was incapable of causing a lethal overdose? For a handful of Americans there is. That medicine is cannabis.
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Brother Adam
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90,000 kilos!!!!!!!!! Man the drug companies are kickin it big aren't they? I wonder what the profit on 90,000 kilos of HEAVY drugs like they deal is worth?
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reverendquenzer
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Sounds about right. I'm sure a nice amount of that was the free samples that are handed out by nurses, doctors, and everyone else invovled in that industry.
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Brother Adam
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Yup...the pharmaceutical companies pay hot chicks to drive around to doctor's offices and give them free samples, pens, letterheads, prescription pads, etc. etc. I knew a female who did this for a living. Gorgeous as hell and living in a $300,000 home....
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Jason
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I don't think it could in my case.
I've been on some kind of piate for the last 6 years. May as well say I'm a herion addict. There were a few times I was without my pills and I'll tell you that was nothing nice. An opiate dependency is a physical one and it hurts to be without them and nothing that I know of can take it's place.
Kind of sucks huh.
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reverendquenzer
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you need to look into detox and start researching dietary issues. I am not sure what pain you deal with on a daily basis but I gurantee you there is a way out of it you just need to be willing to try. There are some good purposes for treatment centers.
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Jason
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| you need to look into detox and start researching dietary issues. I am not sure what pain you deal with on a daily basis but I gurantee you there is a way out of it you just need to be willing to try. There are some good purposes for treatment centers. |
Two spinal surgeries under my belt. Last one didn't turn out so well. Even with the pain pills I'm in constant pain. I hate to admit it but only death will cure this kind of pain...
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