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Originally Posted by dammage79
For a professional athlete taking it on the regular. I can assume that like a lot of drugs, the body needs more and more to get the same results over time. I think it's a real problem to fight compared to taking a pill every couple of months for a migrane.
I'm also under the impression that pharmacies don't actually have the drug in store and perscription volumes are brought in from elsewhere when they need to be filled. That says enough for me about how addictive it is.
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My last post on this because it's getting waaaaaaay off tangent, but using Boogaard as an example is sensationalism. How many NHL players need offseason surgery and are likely prescribed opioids post surgery? And how many of them are getting a substance abuse problem from those opioids alone? Almost none. Just like the general public. Opioids are routinely prescribed post hip/knee replacements, a myriad of spinal surgeries, and so on. If it was highly addictive to the average person, it wouldn't be prescribed. It's a problem for addicts as almost all drugs are a problem for addicts.