I just joined this site today trying to get info on going off Embeda. I have been on pain meds on and off for 10 years after a really bad car accident. I have never experienced the "high" that people get from opiates so I don't understand a lot of what I am reading. I don't mean to sound like a prude, but I am shocked at how many people on this site abuse drugs. I am NOT judging anyone!! It just makes me sad because I have a brother whose mind is blown from years of serious drug abuse. He is now 64 and has lived in group homes his entire adult life. He can not live in the real world. He lives totally in the past and never stops talking about Woodstock, Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, etc. I love him dearly and I cry every time I hang up the phone after talking to him.