I saw in the village voice artical that at least 17 cronic pain suffers have committed suicide - due to teh physisians fear of fufilling their oth to relieve pain and suffering.

I can relate - took pain meds for 8 years (no addiction no habituation. HaD FUSION - NO pain for two years. Now two more disks gone. Took pain meds (up to 60mg hydro/day).

THEN my doctor lost of had stoled her triplicate pad. She then went back and CHANGED my med records to reduce dose and frequency. Handed me over to another doctor who told me i didn't need meds. I spent thr mext year in bed at least 4 days a week - until my neighbors took me to emergency for demerol/morphine.

I prayed every day for god to call me back and put an end to the pain.

SO I can relate to those 17./

Incidently, I have narcolepsy - and my niueroligist was seeing me for my routine 3month triplicate for dexidrine and saw me stand up and walk (after a fashion). He perscribed me 120 10/325s on teh spot.

And I believed teh doctor when she said I din't need meds - but she was more interested in DEA prosecution than keeping me alive