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Question by DesiDani: How can doctors stop the “pain medication addiction”?
At work lots of people going through detox are for pain meds such as oxycontin and lortab etc. Most times, if you look at their charts there was a previous injury such as a back or whatever. A nurse told me that pts will get pain meds to stop the pain, and when they get home they cannot get that some dosage outside. So you will have the “frequent flyers” to the hospital.

So how can doctors lessen someones pain, without them becoming dependent?

What can doctors and nurses do about “clock watchers”?
Edit:
Detox centers would be great, but isn’t that after the problem has arised?

How about placing a regulated limit on the dosage amt a dr. can order for a pt.

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