Question by Gary M: Is there something a person can do to help a close relative who is on narcotic pain pills to get off?
I would like to know an answer to that question if a person is just taking narcotic pain medicine because they are addicted and don’t have pain. Do you stay away from them and act like you don’t want anything to do with them until they get off of it, or do you try to support them in other ways? Second, I would like to know what to do if a person is both addicted and taking the medicine because it is the only thing they can take to relieve serious chronic (on-going) pain?
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Answer by cjlintexas
if they are using the meds to get high, then yes they have a big problem. There is little you can do to stop them, until and if they want to stop using though. You might try an al-anon meeting for some insight. You are walking a fine line between helping and enabling, and not knowing you all, no one can say which is which for you.
I have been taking very strong opiates for about 2 years now. I do have a dependency on them for sure, but I take them strictly for serious never ending chronic pain. They provide a level of relief that lets me keep on with a more or less normal life. Many doctors and of course the feds, feel that living with any kind of pain is better than being dependent on a drug, but until they have walked in my shoes they havent a clue.
Hang in there and good luck
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