I would also maybe look at the reverse which has not been studied, to the best of my knowledge, is the affect and future affects on those who rely on these drugs daily, who take them correctly and the impacts these heavy restrictions have on them and their doctors. This also goes with the now negative stereotypes by their doctors, pharmacies, families, etc to those with chronic conditions to obtain prescriptions and have them filled.
From a personal angle, these restrictions are starting to swing drastically the other way on those, like myself, who rely on scheduled drugs for life, in their availability and the red tape i have to jump through every month.
It also could focus on how to reconcile over prescription and those who have to take them for life.
I want to thank everyone who shared their personal experiences and I believe me I want to make a difference. I love the conversation this opened up and I will keep everyone informed (and if you see any good articles tag me). There is so much to learn. I do think the problem conceptually started with pain being very underrated, to doctors addressing pain as fifth vital signs but with out good tools, to purdue pharma mass marketing oxy irresponsibley, then the scrutiny patients have to endure as medicine tried to regain control, to now heroin killing people everywhere. The lack of alternative s for addiction as well as pain management is depressing. Everyone s interest is giving me hope.
What about how the "pain is the 5th vital sign" method of treating patients and how it contributed to the crisis?
This is so fascinating to me. I've noticed that my doctor's office asks every time I go in if I'm in pain. I don't have a chronic pain condition, so it seems like such a weird question when I go in for an acute issue. I was in last week just to make sure I don't have bronchitis since my cough wouldn't go away. "Are you in any pain?" "Uh, well, I pulled a chest muscle from coughing, so a little."
Back in 2013 I applied to a Public Policy (Health Policy) Ph.D. program and my intent letter discussed how I was to focus on prescription drug abuse. As I started the program, I would choose this as my topic for all my papers. Initially, I was lucky to find a handful of articles to pull my research from.
Since then, the topic has exploded. As it has claimed more and more victims it's a prominent issue discussed by local, state, and national politicians. THERE IS SO MUCH RESEARCH to comb through.
I'm now the stage of needing to find a dissertation topic which has to be 2 things mainly: a very specific, narrow focus amongst this vast problem area AND something new, different, or a fresh take on work already done.
I was wondering if you guys could help me brainstorm some ideas. Give me anything you got because I promise it will be helpful in just getting my mind to narrow down the possibilities.
I have an over twelve year opiate prescription for 120/month for chronic pain. Because I use marijuana for what ails me and have for twenty years, I take about 1-2 pills a week when I'm not able to use weed instead. It's written for three times a day. I strongly believe I'd be addicted if not for marijuana.
Is this something helpful? Sorry if I misread your post, I'm not high though right now.
Most interesting to me would be how many repeat? percentage of deaths from another incident?
This is what I was going to suggest. I have read a little about the controversy regarding allowing non-medical people carry/administer this drug and I find it very interesting.
Around me (ma right outside of Boston) anyone can get it I carry it and there are trainings all the time from local health depts to anti addiction groups etc. Before my current job I worked in medical marijuana to get people off opiates so I had a need to carry it. Now I just do because you truly never know when you'll need it MA is having a huge crisis.
This is what I was going to suggest. I have read a little about the controversy regarding allowing non-medical people carry/administer this drug and I find it very interesting.
Around me (ma right outside of Boston) anyone can get it I carry it and there are trainings all the time from local health depts to anti addiction groups etc. Before my current job I worked in medical marijuana to get people off opiates so I had a need to carry it. Now I just do because you truly never know when you'll need it MA is having a huge crisis.
The current MA Gov. was really against legalizing marijuana as he's concerned with the opiate crisis. He says we don't know enough about marijuana to know if it's as addictive as the opiates, which apparently were originally advertised as "non-addictive".
I third or fourth research about medical marijuana instead of opiates. I honestly have no idea if it has the same pain management effects but it seems to reduce addiction and all the other trouble that comes along with that.
Around me (ma right outside of Boston) anyone can get it I carry it and there are trainings all the time from local health depts to anti addiction groups etc. Before my current job I worked in medical marijuana to get people off opiates so I had a need to carry it. Now I just do because you truly never know when you'll need it MA is having a huge crisis.
The current MA Gov. was really against legalizing marijuana as he's concerned with the opiate crisis. He says we don't know enough about marijuana to know if it's as addictive as the opiates, which apparently were originally advertised as "non-addictive".
I third or fourth research about medical marijuana instead of opiates. I honestly have no idea if it has the same pain management effects but it seems to reduce addiction and all the other trouble that comes along with that.
He would say he didn't know enough about it but supported the choice to vote on it so that was respectable of him. He is an ex alcoholic so I think he has some reservations about any "substance" on account of that.
I would without a doubt be addicted to opiates if not for marijuana. How addicted and how it would impact me I can't predict but I know for sure with my conditions and the amount of opiates prescribed to me and for how long, I would absolutely be addicted. My dr is very supportive of my use of marijuana in its place and he has been since before pot went medical then recreational. He sends other patients for medical marijuana because of me. Before me he really had no reference for actually seeing how it can help with all it helps with and he said he's never seen someone have as many pills available to them but not use but a tiny fraction and also not be addicted.
This is what I was going to suggest. I have read a little about the controversy regarding allowing non-medical people carry/administer this drug and I find it very interesting.
Around me (ma right outside of Boston) anyone can get it I carry it and there are trainings all the time from local health depts to anti addiction groups etc. Before my current job I worked in medical marijuana to get people off opiates so I had a need to carry it. Now I just do because you truly never know when you'll need it MA is having a huge crisis.
A HS friend of mine lives in Shepherdstown, WV and her stories are absolutely heartbreaking.
Around me (ma right outside of Boston) anyone can get it I carry it and there are trainings all the time from local health depts to anti addiction groups etc. Before my current job I worked in medical marijuana to get people off opiates so I had a need to carry it. Now I just do because you truly never know when you'll need it MA is having a huge crisis.
The current MA Gov. was really against legalizing marijuana as he's concerned with the opiate crisis. He says we don't know enough about marijuana to know if it's as addictive as the opiates, which apparently were originally advertised as "non-addictive".
I third or fourth research about medical marijuana instead of opiates. I honestly have no idea if it has the same pain management effects but it seems to reduce addiction and all the other trouble that comes along with that.
For me, personally, MJ doesn't relieve my pain enough to just stick with that by itself without taking my opiate. However, I have noticed that when I smoke, I have to take MUCH less of my medication to get relief.
The current MA Gov. was really against legalizing marijuana as he's concerned with the opiate crisis. He says we don't know enough about marijuana to know if it's as addictive as the opiates, which apparently were originally advertised as "non-addictive".
I third or fourth research about medical marijuana instead of opiates. I honestly have no idea if it has the same pain management effects but it seems to reduce addiction and all the other trouble that comes along with that.
He would say he didn't know enough about it but supported the choice to vote on it so that was respectable of him. He is an ex alcoholic so I think he has some reservations about any "substance" on account of that.
I would without a doubt be addicted to opiates if not for marijuana. How addicted and how it would impact me I can't predict but I know for sure with my conditions and the amount of opiates prescribed to me and for how long, I would absolutely be addicted. My dr is very supportive of my use of marijuana in its place and he has been since before pot went medical then recreational. He sends other patients for medical marijuana because of me. Before me he really had no reference for actually seeing how it can help with all it helps with and he said he's never seen someone have as many pills available to them but not use but a tiny fraction and also not be addicted.
It's remarkable.
You know this is what pisses me off that PA has yet to legalize Marijuana. Actually,it was approved for medical reasons but there are no dispensaries which basically makes the order useless.
I think I could really benefit from it. I live on pain pills and just keep praying that the legalization qill come within my lifetime.
It is nice hearing that it is really helping with your paon. That is awesome!
He would say he didn't know enough about it but supported the choice to vote on it so that was respectable of him. He is an ex alcoholic so I think he has some reservations about any "substance" on account of that.
I would without a doubt be addicted to opiates if not for marijuana. How addicted and how it would impact me I can't predict but I know for sure with my conditions and the amount of opiates prescribed to me and for how long, I would absolutely be addicted. My dr is very supportive of my use of marijuana in its place and he has been since before pot went medical then recreational. He sends other patients for medical marijuana because of me. Before me he really had no reference for actually seeing how it can help with all it helps with and he said he's never seen someone have as many pills available to them but not use but a tiny fraction and also not be addicted.
It's remarkable.
You know this is what pisses me off that PA has yet to legalize Marijuana. Actually,it was approved for medical reasons but there are no dispensaries which basically makes the order useless.
I think I could really benefit from it. I live on pain pills and just keep praying that the legalization qill come within my lifetime.
It is nice hearing that it is really helping with your paon. That is awesome!
I'm sorry you're suffering In ma when it first went legal for medical we didn't have dispensaries for years so we had "caregiver" system where individuals would grow and sell to a handful of people. Does PA have any similar program? Also we could get it in Rhode Island and or Maine too.
Around me (ma right outside of Boston) anyone can get it I carry it and there are trainings all the time from local health depts to anti addiction groups etc. Before my current job I worked in medical marijuana to get people off opiates so I had a need to carry it. Now I just do because you truly never know when you'll need it MA is having a huge crisis.
A HS friend of mine lives in Shepherdstown, WV and her stories are absolutely heartbreaking.
It sucks it's destroying families everywhere. It's very difficult to watch. I've lost three cousins from ages 19-46. It all starts with a legitimate prescription besides one of them.
I live in an area known to have a higher level us use/addiction. It's ALL we hear about - though from some of these responses I gather maybe this is more the norm than I thought? Some specific ideas based on a radio interview I heard today:
- youth sports injuries and it leading to addictive drug use (I swear SO much of what I read correlates that!)
- addiction and getting proper treatment at an early age : so many never get the addiction help they need
- correlation (not the write word) between addictive drug use and how it is 'OCD like' and finding different ways to route the brain could help with addicts - rewiring the brain treatments
Post by spankswife on Feb 12, 2017 21:28:03 GMT -5
I would like to read one about if we legalized marijuana, and what the effects would be on people with pain pill (developing into heroin) addiction. You could compare data on the states that already have.
ETA- clearly I'm not very scholarly nor did I read the post.
I would love to see more research (or more synthesis of research) on safe/supervised injection sites. Our county health board just gave them the green light - I think the first in the US? - and there has been much reference to a study from Vancouver. But that study was done based on data from 2001 - 2005. I'd love to see a synthesis of more recent data - not only on how the sites have affected overdose rates, but how have they affected public drug use in general, people entering treatment, the ability of law enforcement to enforce drug laws, etc.
You must be in western Washington? All I see are people so furious with the city for approving the safe-injection sites and yet all the research suggests that they will dramatically reduce overdoses and the spread of disease.