I certainly wasn't advocating that no one should get opioids because I have a high pain tolerance, rather that we maybe shouldn't be prescribing them by default for everything.
In the same vein, I think a lot of research ought to be done into non-addictive painkillers. Then the risk would basically be zero and everybody's happy (except for pharma companies that make bank off of opioid addicts, of course)
> I certainly wasn't advocating that no one should get opioids because I have a high pain tolerance, rather that we maybe shouldn't be prescribing them by default for everything.
Many, many people assume that if the doctor doesn't offer pain medicine, then it's because they don't need it. Once you've left the office and the pain gets bad and you realize you should have asked for them, it's too late. But also, a ton of doctors won't prescribe them anymore ever because of the extreme risk of losing their career to the DEA if they make a bad call in favor of prescribing. There's virtually zero risk for under prescribing, so human nature for self-preservation makes this decision a no-brainer for the doctor.
> In the same vein, I think a lot of research ought to be done into non-addictive painkillers. Then the risk would basically be zero and everybody's happy (except for pharma companies that make bank off of opioid addicts, of course)
In the same vein, I think a lot of research ought to be done into non-addictive painkillers. Then the risk would basically be zero and everybody's happy (except for pharma companies that make bank off of opioid addicts, of course)