It seems as though everyone who is condoning her vicodin use, are people who take vicodin. Hmm. How convenient. My mother has been taking vicodin (prescribed) for about 7 years for a back injury. While no one is disputing her pain, we are disputing her drug use. And, perhaps "addiction" is not the correct word for some of you out there. However, long term vicodin use DOES create a physical and psychological dependency. I'm sorry, but if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck. Really it's comes down to semantics. So to the woman who originally posted a question about vicodin use, be a good friend and talk to her now. There is nothing worse than watching a family member become dependent on this drug. Eventually, their entire personality changes, and their whole world revolves around getting more pills to take away their pain. I'm sure I'll get many nasty responses to this, but I don't care. I can't justify "candy-coating" the use of vicodin. While it can help people short-term, it does nothing but hurt them in the long run.
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It seems as though everyone who is condoning her vicodin use, are people who take vicodin. Hmm. How convenient. My mother has been taking vicodin (prescribed) for about 7 years for a back injury. While no one is disputing her pain, we are disputing her drug use. And, perhaps "addiction" is not the correct word for some of you out there. However, long term vicodin use DOES create a physical and psychological dependency. I'm sorry, but if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck. Really it's comes down to semantics. So to the woman who originally posted a question about vicodin use, be a good friend and talk to her now. There is nothing worse than watching a family member become dependent on this drug. Eventually, their entire personality changes, and their whole world revolves around getting more pills to take away their pain. I'm sure I'll get many nasty responses to this, but I don't care. I can't justify "candy-coating" the use of vicodin. While it can help people short-term, it does nothing but hurt them in the long run.
February 9, 2011 - 7:35pmThis Comment
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