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<blockquote data-quote="Sister's Keeper" data-source="post: 700840" data-attributes="member: 20051"><p>Please tell me how a doctor, or any health care provider is supposed to know that someone is an addict unless that person decides to divulge that information?</p><p></p><p>Are they supposed to assume that everyone is an addict and lying then not appropriately treat someone who is in pain? Imagine if you are a patient and you actually do have pain, how would you feel if a doctor you just met accused you of drug seeking? Or denies you adequate pain relief because you might be lying or because other people lie.</p><p></p><p>Narcotics absolutely have a place, and many, many people take them appropriately. To say that a doctor made some one an addict is unfair and untrue. No one has any way of knowing who will become an addict and who won't. Unfortunately it is a crap shoot. If someone is going to become an addict or remain an addict it will happen whether, or not, they receive a prescription. If they are already addicts if they can't get the prescription they will get it on the street. If they aren't there is no saying what the start up will be. Will it be the beer at that frat kegger? The percocet your BFF gave you for cramps? The ceremonial wine at church?</p><p></p><p>Recovery is about taking personal responsibility for your actions, your behavior, and the consequences of those things. Our addicts are all where they are because they haven't accepted responsibility for their own lives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sister's Keeper, post: 700840, member: 20051"] Please tell me how a doctor, or any health care provider is supposed to know that someone is an addict unless that person decides to divulge that information? Are they supposed to assume that everyone is an addict and lying then not appropriately treat someone who is in pain? Imagine if you are a patient and you actually do have pain, how would you feel if a doctor you just met accused you of drug seeking? Or denies you adequate pain relief because you might be lying or because other people lie. Narcotics absolutely have a place, and many, many people take them appropriately. To say that a doctor made some one an addict is unfair and untrue. No one has any way of knowing who will become an addict and who won't. Unfortunately it is a crap shoot. If someone is going to become an addict or remain an addict it will happen whether, or not, they receive a prescription. If they are already addicts if they can't get the prescription they will get it on the street. If they aren't there is no saying what the start up will be. Will it be the beer at that frat kegger? The percocet your BFF gave you for cramps? The ceremonial wine at church? Recovery is about taking personal responsibility for your actions, your behavior, and the consequences of those things. Our addicts are all where they are because they haven't accepted responsibility for their own lives. [/QUOTE]
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