Chrain ~ BEING a recovering PAIN PILL ADDICT myself as well as a recovering alcoholic, I myself am taking opiates with the knowledge and support of my doctor, and I'm doing it successfully, and I've NEVER taken more than prescribed. If you have enough clean time under your belt, you CAN take them and be HONEST about it. I know MANY people in the AA and NA programs who, due to intractable pain, have HAD to resort to opiates -- what else are we supposed to do?? Live in AGONY? Is that what YOU think we should do???

I don't think just because we're in recovery, we need to suffer in agony!! I did that long enough until my SPONSOR told me I was JEOPARDIZING my program!!

So what would be YOUR prescription for someone living in agony, Chrain? By the way, I've had EVERYTHING done to me that a pain management clinic can do, including the spinal cord stimulator, which did NOT work.