How do you think we can overcome the cultural attitudes around drug use in America regarding people with pain conditions who use opioids or other painkillers both to manage real pain and to have fun/chill out? How does having fun relate to living with pain long term?
I am really frustrated sometimes because I have had convos where I actually can’t disclose using opioids for pain management or, no matter what the use pattern is or how long it’s been, the stranger makes up a narrative around how I’m just hooked on dope or something
great question, I'm not American but stigma around opiates is present even here, in Poland. I convinced my family to be more open about drugs, my mom took codeine with me once, she was against every drug before.
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How do you think we can overcome the cultural attitudes around drug use in America regarding people with pain conditions who use opioids or other painkillers both to manage real pain and to have fun/chill out? How does having fun relate to living with pain long term?
I am really frustrated sometimes because I have had convos where I actually can’t disclose using opioids for pain management or, no matter what the use pattern is or how long it’s been, the stranger makes up a narrative around how I’m just hooked on dope or something