I so totally agree with Keif. I am a chronic pain patient, caused by a variety of medical problems. I have been on opiates for years, not for the high or euphoria, only to lessen the pain. I know my body and mind are addicted, but it is what gives me something resembling a life. Without them I would not be able to work my little part time job at a thrift store that supports Autism and hires young adults with Autism and IDD. I love my job it gives my life meaning. Without my pain medication I wouldn't be able to work at all. Lyme disease is horrid, I am so sorry you have it. Do whatever you need to do to have a meaningful life, you deserve it. But don't take them for just the 'fun' of it. Use them to improve your quality of life only as these different meds are hard on a body and have their own downside, you have enough to deal with having Lyme disease. Best of luck to you.
I agree with everything that you said. I think we're totally on the same page. The pharmaceutical/medical industry in this country is probably every bit as evil as the CIA or the NSA in terms of how badly they oppress the American public. First, back in the 1990's, they have the gall to come out and say, "Check this shit out, it's called OxyContin and it's not addictive!"... despite the fact that Oxycodone was discovered a century previously and was used in different parts of the world interchangeably with Morphine. It's potential for addiction and dependence were well known, hands-down, without a doubt. It was an Opioid just like any other Opioid, yet they had the audacity to claim that it was "different" and not addictive, reminiscent of the infamous Bayer "Heroin- The Cure for Morphinism" campaign.
Then, once they had managed to fully addict large segments of the population, based solely upon said publicss blind faith in the altruistic nature of medicine, they turned around and said "oopsy-daisy, shit happened, but it's totally not our fault". Now, as we find ourselves in the midst of this Opioid epidemic, fueld by the greed of corrupt medical doctors and pharmaceutical giants, we begin making equal and opposite mistakes. Folks whose quality of life depends almost completely upon the use of powerful Opioid analgesics are grouped into the same category as those who use them recreationally.
All Opioid users should feel terrible about themselves, as they are using highly-addictive medicine capable of bringing down our entire society. They really just can't decide which side they want to be on, so they do whatver the hell they want and then blame whoever happens to be nearby.
It breaks my heart to hear people with totally legitimate need for these drugs being treated in the same manner as those of us who are essentially just using them for recreational purpoes. You should not feel bad, immoral, unethical or anything else negative about your need for Opioids. You must do whatever enables you to have the quality of life you want. Anybody who says you don't have the right should fuck off.
