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Old 10-24-2011, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ginnie View Post
There is an unreasonalbe mind set going on because of all the people who misuse their medications.
Hi ginnie,

The percentage of people who misuse appropriately prescribed pain medications is actually very small - around 2%.
http://www.health.com/health/conditi...9482_2,00.html
http://www.chronicpainrevolutions.co...ic-pain/75.htm

People who obtain/use meds illegally is a different issue. It's the lumping in, along with celebrity poster children abusers, that in part condone the unreasonable mindset.

Google: politics of pain

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