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Ghost in the Machine

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109. "Jackasses like those patch chewers & pill smokers make it more difficult for legitimate pain.....

Sat Apr 19, 2014, 12:34 PM

Apr 2014

...patients like us to get the treatment we need."

I agree with that 110%! I also have a great doctor, and documented diagnosis. I'm on disability and my neurosurgeon said I'll never work again. I'm on 2 pound lifting restrictions for the rest of my life (though I do exceed my lifting limits a lot). I have tethered cord syndrome at the C-4 level, where my spinal cord has attached itself to my vertebra, and if it rips loose it'll drop me where I stand..paralyzed from the neck down, which also means my respiratory system will shut down and I'll stop breathing on my own.

I'm glad you're doing better and you're able to work now. Quality of life is everything! I remember the days of being in that fetal position... and hurting so bad that all I could think of was that death would be such a sweet relief from the pain, but I was never suicidal and could never even *think* of killing myself. The ONLY time I EVER had those thoughts were when they had me on anti-depressants... and I got off of those quickly!

Peace,

Ghost

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Police: Man ate pot candy before shooting his wife [View all] Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 OP

"We're happy to deflect from our failure to respond by providing you with a free dose of... Democracyinkind Apr 2014 #1

"It was not clear whether the pot influenced his behavior" FiveGoodMen Apr 2014 #2

No, it just made him a danger to the rest of the bag of candy Warpy Apr 2014 #3

I'll give you that! FiveGoodMen Apr 2014 #4

FYI, someone was offended by your post for some reason. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #13

Oh, FFS!!! Thanks Warpy Apr 2014 #19

some people here are really too sensitive to be roaming on the internets 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #69

Right, the stuff I alert on is usually egregious Warpy Apr 2014 #76

I was referring to someone alerting on your candy post n/t 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #79

I have to agree LadyHawkAZ Apr 2014 #14

Right, it was likely a chemical stew Warpy Apr 2014 #20

I've been violent on pot when I was a teen. tazkcmo Apr 2014 #62

Laced with something else? HockeyMom Apr 2014 #65

I reacted tazkcmo Apr 2014 #68

The only person I knew who got violent on pot Warpy Apr 2014 #78

Blame the POT and NOT the HEAVY DUTY NARCOTICS. madinmaryland Apr 2014 #5

But the doctors said that oxycontin, fentanyl, and xanax were totally safe... Taitertots Apr 2014 #6

In the next town over from me, they found 3 people dead from fentanyl OD the other day, 1 in 1 Ghost in the Machine Apr 2014 #39

they smoke those things too, I think. n/t 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #70

I'm not too sure about that... all I've ever seen is the patches, injection ready liquid & lolipops Ghost in the Machine Apr 2014 #82

nope, seriously, I mean the patches! 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #84

I wouldn't put it past them, and pretty much agreed with you in the first sentence of my reply... Ghost in the Machine Apr 2014 #111

You don't get high because the meds are doing what they're supposed to do. catbyte Apr 2014 #85

"Jackasses like those patch chewers & pill smokers make it more difficult for legitimate pain..... Ghost in the Machine Apr 2014 #109

OMG, Ghost! That sounds excruciating and very dangerous. catbyte Apr 2014 #112

Thank you, catbyte. I've had two major neck surgeries because of my condition. Multi-level Ghost in the Machine Apr 2014 #115

There was no mention of prescription drugs in the initial news reports JimDandy Apr 2014 #9

Isn't that what they always try to do? sakabatou Apr 2014 #51

I Blame The Gun otohara Apr 2014 #104

Not to make lite of a woman and mother being shot and killed but this article is just stupid oneofthe99 Apr 2014 #7

Pot-loving Undergrounders will reject all evidence ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #8

what evidence? spanone Apr 2014 #12

what's your experience been with cannabis? frylock Apr 2014 #15

My experience with pot is 2 brothers who died ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #23

i'm sorry to hear that. how was cannabis involved in your brother's deaths? frylock Apr 2014 #26

Both brothers started pot smoking at a young age ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #44

your brothers suffered from schizophrenia long before smoking weed.. frylock Apr 2014 #48

No offense, but I was there, you weren't. I saw them every day, before, during, and after ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #50

THere might have been and it was never diagnosed. Or it just wasn't talked about. nt raccoon Apr 2014 #55

Prohibition made the use of cannabis less safe. theaocp Apr 2014 #56

No offense, but you're not a doctor. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #57

How in the eff is the term "pot-loving" an insult? JEFF9K Apr 2014 #89

no offense, but i've been using for 30+ years.. frylock Apr 2014 #58

"Correlation does not imply causation." Maedhros Apr 2014 #63

Wrong. Correlation does not PROVE causation. "WISDOM?" JEFF9K Apr 2014 #91

I just peeled a banana and then sat down at my desk. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #99

but not because of the usual age of onset of schizophrenia 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #75

non drinkers eh? 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #73

So, what happened? n/t theaocp Apr 2014 #40

see answer #44 JEFF9K Apr 2014 #45

I'm sorry for your loss, condolences to you and your family, but I would like to know how pot was Ghost in the Machine Apr 2014 #42

Terrible wercal Apr 2014 #59

from Pot? They died from pot? 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #72

Dies of POT? How? nt Logical Apr 2014 #88

I am not a pot lover LadyHawkAZ Apr 2014 #16

it's being put out there in hopes of influencing how people will vote on these bills in other states frylock Apr 2014 #17

A "successful go" at legalization?????????????? ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #21

Technically it's "re-legalization". It was legal from the Big Bang up until the 1930's. arcane1 Apr 2014 #27

Ok... LadyHawkAZ Apr 2014 #83

I do not love pot, but I am pretty fond of facts. ohnoyoudidnt Apr 2014 #18

SOME THINGS I'VE NOTICED ABOUT DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #22

you get flak for making unsubstantiated claims about drugs frylock Apr 2014 #29

You should have seen the flack I got ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #46

and Rock n Roll All Night promotes partying every day frylock Apr 2014 #66

Oh, were you that person. CBGLuthier Apr 2014 #67

No reasonable person would suggest that ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #90

I am starting to think you might not stay here long. nt Logical Apr 2014 #87

You don't think well. JEFF9K Apr 2014 #92

The GOP would like your support on locking up pot users. Congrats. nt Logical Apr 2014 #97

gasp! someone on DU gets flak for being clueless? TheSarcastinator Apr 2014 #108

Maybe you need to re-examine whether or not Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #30

Bad comment! ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #47

"LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT," HUH? JEFF9K Apr 2014 #93

If that's what I'd said. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #100

Umm all your comments seem very familure are you perhaps a sock puppet of a recently banned duer? Drew Richards Apr 2014 #116

Yeah, but there are great 'toons! KansDem Apr 2014 #31

I find them even more enjoyable... Inkfreak Apr 2014 #35

DUZY... Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #41

dude.... BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #36

Here's what happened: ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #49

link please. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #53

My comment was removed ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #95

well then, .... you know, in Buddhism, the important thing BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #98

you will also get flack if all you do is point out the flaws of DU CBGLuthier Apr 2014 #64

oooh, now you've gone and done it 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #74

There does not seem to be much here at this DEMOCRATIC site that you support notadmblnd Apr 2014 #103

Meanwhile, the under-educated undergrounders will accept any logical fallacy to make a point LanternWaste Apr 2014 #33

What evidence? Inkfreak Apr 2014 #34

lol 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #71

LOL, you have some evidence? nt Logical Apr 2014 #86

Guns Are Deadly otohara Apr 2014 #105

You're the conservative... tenderfoot Apr 2014 #114

maybe it's a little like the history of absinthe MisterP Apr 2014 #10

Great read..thanks Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #28

some similarites and some differences! TheSarcastinator Apr 2014 #107

maybe he ate a snickers bar too? spanone Apr 2014 #11

the reefers make white women listen to teh jazz music too!!!!!!111111 RandoLoodie Apr 2014 #24

Thank god most states have the sense not to legalize this dangerous drug Strelnikov_ Apr 2014 #25

if there was maryjuwana in the crowd 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #80

Was that after he drank Faux pas Apr 2014 #32

Not clear from the evidence that pot was an influence goldent Apr 2014 #37

Hey, where the white women at? DefenseLawyer Apr 2014 #38

Reefer Madness Part Two. SolutionisSolidarity Apr 2014 #43

Did he also have a gun? rock Apr 2014 #52

And the wheels go round and round. Phlem Apr 2014 #54

He also probably used the restroom. Hosnon Apr 2014 #60

So, in places where pot is illegal, this kind of thing does not happen Yavin4 Apr 2014 #61

FACT: Man probably would have shot his wife with just the Rx pain meds berni_mccoy Apr 2014 #77

gotta keep it illegal to keep the prisons full 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #81

This is serious! davekriss Apr 2014 #94

What make you so sure that you can rule out the cheese? ohnoyoudidnt Apr 2014 #96

I ate pot cheesecake last night. I went crazy, ate the whole thing. Autumn Apr 2014 #101

Because pot causes aggression and hallucination. LWolf Apr 2014 #102

Man ate really hot salsa before shooting his wife. pipoman Apr 2014 #106

Pot has the opposite effect with me, I want to make love with her B Calm Apr 2014 #110

Mixing pot and narcotics can be dicey. Mz Pip Apr 2014 #113