W Va’s 28 Overdoses in 4 Hours Due Partly to MD Rx’s for Pain; Partly Due to Alcohol Use
Richard Ruhling, MD, worked at a pain clinic in Appalachia mentioned in the AP article, How the Heroin Epidemic Choked a City.
As an MD seeking retirement, he covered another doctor when he was gone
for a week and was shocked to discover that everyone who came was
needing an Rx for hydrocodone or xanax-type meds or they would suffer
severe withdrawal symptoms.
Like the woman in the article who was given a prescription for an
ankle injury, thousands every day are being given a free ticket to drug
abuse and addiction when there should be NO need for such addictive
medication. Ruhling says he practiced 40 years without Rx’ing
hydrocodone for someone who had never taken it. Tylenol with codeine or
Darvon were the strongest meds he prescribed or used personally after
broken bones in a car accident. He offers the following info.
In those situations.
People should be told to expect some pain, use an ice bag to reduce
swelling and pain, and let pain be their guide of what they can or can’t
do. Patience and use of crutches or a cast or sling will enable most
people to live well in spite of injury until it heals. Impatience and
use of Rx’s is a ticket to drug abuse and addiction.
Ruhling says much
drug abuse would never exist if alcohol had never be used. It is a
gateway to trouble for millions who should turn the TV off when they see
the damn beer ads that depict a false happiness associated with
drinking. He relates the example of a 37-year old man—
Since
2013 I've been fighting for my life on a daily basis, every single
second was a living hell. Every week required
multiple hospitalizations and I mostly lived on IV's and meds. Basically
my stomach was dead, my internal nerves were permanently damaged, blind
from both eyes, no ability to remember things or perform basic
functions, uncontrollable defecating on myself, always covered in vomit.
So much pain.
At
the end of Feb I was on 17 prescriptions and every single doctor and
specialist completely gave up on me. The state and my family still
believe that hospice or state care is my only option.
At
the end of Feb I gave up on all of them too! I stopped all meds. I
stopped all doctors. I stopped all attempts to ease the pain. I then
endured the worst 3 months imaginable. On May 25th, 2016 this physical body of mine died.
Miracles
have since started and have not stopped. So many that I can't keep
track. I am in the best condition of my life and am fully healed. [He
credited God as the source of healing]
There
are worse things than living in pain and the body learns to adapt and
healing can occur with we give the body time to mend without rushing
back to full activity while taking pain pills.
Richard Ruhling is a retired MD with a 4-5 star ebook, Why You Shouldn’t Ask Your Doctor, at http://amzn.to/2ci3cn2 and further information at http://RichardRuhling.com
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