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Originally Posted by Susanne C.
Opiates would be out of the question for a driver,
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I don't know the specific laws/regulations regarding legitimate patients under a doctors care who are taking medication as prescribed, and pass required driving tests.
Truck drivers on opioids
Also Google:
chronic opioid therapy driving
The "official" gov't
report dismisses all studies out of hand, and does not bode well, yet the concluding paragraph,
On the Limitations of this Evidence Report admits:
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In this report, most of our evidence-based conclusions were supported by weak or moderate evidence.
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AFAIK, Lyrica is a contolled substance, but gabapentin is not.
I think the matter would be something for a patient to check out with the appropriate authorities and consultation with their doctors.
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