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I just got ACL surgery and am doing the entire recovery (day 11) without any painkillers stronger than ibuprofin. This is not because I'm so brave, but because I know the pain associated with opioids to be so much than the physical pain in my knee. We've got to aggressively pursue alternatives.
I'm sure this is an easy question to answer, but it was bugging me during the whole article. What's preventing a pill that releases a dose immediately and one after 6 hours? Or something like a diabetic pump that dispenses medication continuously? Surely such systems have the potential to be safer and more effective for patients?
Good to know.
I'm sure this is an easy question to answer, but it was bugging me during the whole article. What's preventing a pill that releases a dose immediately and one after 6 hours? Or something like a diabetic pump that dispenses medication continuously? Surely such systems have the potential to be safer and more effective for patients?
Previous discussion has this top comment ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11652159 ) by cant_kant, which I believe is worth posting here: Sensible doctors do not believe drug company marketing. I get large amounts of ad-junk from drug companies that ends up unread in the bin. I refuse to meet with drug company representatives. I smile politely at them if I bump into them in the corridor and suggest that they le…
Previous discussion has this top comment ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11652159 ) by cant_kant, which I believe is worth posting here: Sensible doctors do not believe drug company marketing. I get large amounts of ad-junk from drug companies that ends up unread in the bin. I refuse to meet with drug company representatives. I smile politely at them if I bump into them in the corridor and suggest that they le…
Previous discussion has this top comment ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11652159 ) by cant_kant, which I believe is worth posting here: Sensible doctors do not believe drug company marketing. I get large amounts of ad-junk from drug companies that ends up unread in the bin. I refuse to meet with drug company representatives. I smile politely at them if I bump into them in the corridor and suggest that they le…
I happen to have direct exposure to the medical industry at the practice level. I can tell you unequivocally that entire industry is compromised. Maybe you're a good doctor, and you have my best interests at heart, but you're in the minority, and your peers have ensured I won't be trusting you.
Published May 5, 2016. Article argues that OxyContin caused strong withdrawal symptoms when used as directed. Important, imo, because at a societal level we substantially blame addiction on "drug abuse" which is not always an adequate model.
> at a societal level we substantially blame addiction on "drug abuse" which is not always an adequate model. While I agree that this model is not accurate, I'd also point out that just because you're taking a drug as directed doesn't mean you're not abusing it. For whatever reason most people in the U.S. seem to have a wildly unjustifiable level of faith in western medicine, either way too much or way too little. Be…
I'm sure this is an easy question to answer, but it was bugging me during the whole article. What's preventing a pill that releases a dose immediately and one after 6 hours? Or something like a diabetic pump that dispenses medication continuously? Surely such systems have the potential to be safer and more effective for patients?
Can somebody give some context on the root cause of the problem - the chronic pain epidemic in US. What caused it, why it is more than in other parts of the world and why so many painkillers? Is it cultural?
https://www.amazon.com/Dreamland-True-Americas-Opiate-Epidem...
My takeaway was that opiates were incorrectly classified as a non-addictive way to treat pain, so doctors started dolling them out far too liberally. Hospitals also started employing pain specialists who's sole job was to treat pain in patients. It's pretty easy to find people in any sort of "pain" if that's all you're looking for.