The drug addict that is dumb enough to put that crap in their body is just a completely innocent victim right? personally id prefer that they get a prescription from a doctor filled at a pharmacy than buying it off the street and lining the pockets of the cartels. Opioid epidemic is a made up crisis I guarantee you more people are overdosing on illegal fentanyl or heroin than legitamate prescriptions.

The drug addict that is dumb enough to put that crap in their body is just a completely innocent victim right? personally id prefer that they get a prescription from a doctor filled at a pharmacy than buying it off the street and lining the pockets of the cartels. Opioid epidemic is a made up crisis I guarantee you more people are overdosing on illegal fentanyl or heroin than legitamate prescriptions.

I was on 4 Norco 10's a day for years. Took 4 shots in my knees and back every 3 months too. I was also on 3 blood pressure meds.

A year ago this August,I quit the pain pills, and sugar,and all grains,and potatoes. I thought I would die for a long time. I threw up 3 times a day for the first month and it started getting better after that. there were times I didn't think I could walk from the house to the truck,I felt so bad but I kept pushing and puking till I started feeling better.

In a year I am now 145 lbs lighter. I eat what's called a nutritarian diet. I eat the healthiest freshest foods I can always. I fast 16-20 hours of every day and I exercise by ridding a bike or doing calisthenics several times a week. I just got back from a 10 mile night ride on dirt roads and across grassy hills.

I do not take any medication at all now and my blood pressure is better than when I was 20. I feel better than when I was 20. The body is designed to heal itself if you give it the proper nutrition and exercise. I was told I had to have knee replacements and could barely walk before. I can run now and have more stamina than I ever have in my life. The bike had completely healed my back and I only get a little sore in my knees after a longer ride,but overall they are 99% better.

The industry isn't geared to heal,just to satisfy the lazy American public that don't care that they are killing themselves with every burger ,bite of fries or drink of Coke.

145lbs overweight was your problem. Glad you’re feeling better!

What do you think creates the people that are hooked on heroin? When an opioid addict can no longer get the high legally, they turn to illegal drugs, i.e. heroin. The Chinese and Mexican suppliers slip Fentanyl in our heroin to increase the addiction, but pain pills are the gateway drug to the illegal stuff.

What do you think creates the people that are hooked on heroin?

Someone stupid enough to inject a needle in their arm would be my best guess. I have several family members that take prescription opiates for chronic pain and have for years I dont ever see any of them scoring bags of black tar heroin if their prescription runs out early

I simply said that the Opioid epidemic causes addiction to pain pills and when those pills are no longer available many people look for illegal ways to get high. Heroin is the most readily available.

In 2001, the Joint Commission rolled out its Pain Management Standards, which helped grow the idea of pain as a "fifth vital sign." ... "Pain is a symptom, not a vital sign," the letter states, noting that vital signs such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature can be measured objectively.

This is when it started. This set the pace for where we are today. When pain started being jumped on as the "5th" vital sign, that is what started sending people over the edge.

thats what they say but i dont know how much of that i believe. Probably 99% of the people on this board or people you know in real life have been prescribed pain pills at some point in there life, I would imagine the ones that moved on to a heroin needle is very small like 1% if even that many. I think the herion junkies were just addicts and sought out dr's to fulfill there needs. Really all they're doing is pushing herion because there's more money in it for them(Goverment)

That article stops in 2012. In the 7 sevens years since, the Fed's have cracked down on the Pharma companies that distribute opiods and the doctors that prescribe them. I injured my back two years ago. My MD gave me a prescription for 7 hydrocodon and said if I needed anymore to make an appointment with the pain management practice. My wife has had 6 neck surgeries and it took surgery #4 before she went no longer than a week on a prescribed opiod. Her neck broke after #4 which resulted in emergency surgery #5 and #6. The nerves couldn't handle all that trauma surgery in three weeks time. Yes, she is now on full time pain meds. You should see the hoops she has to go through to get a 28 day supply of pain killers from the pain management clinic.

Some of y'all are living in an alternate universe. Take my doctor. He says my blood pressurs is too high. I say.... Why do you say that it's been the same for my whole life and now I've got a problem?

He says they lowered the acceptable standard to _____ I might have to get on some blood pressure meds.

Ok, Why did they lower it?

I'm sure the excuse is 100% scientific but reality tells me the Drug companies want to sell more blood pressure medication.

That's how America works in 2019. The fact that we have an drug epidemic is no surprise to me.