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Retrograde

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14. Or people who need the occasional painkiller after surgery?

Reply to cali (Reply #7)

Fri May 4, 2012, 12:15 AM

May 2012

Vicodin is my drug of choice: the last time I had some was about 8 years ago when my dentist gave me a prescription after a root canal. It works well for me, and from my somewhat limited experience I can't see why anyone would take it voluntarily.

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FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Banning Vicodin and Percocet [View all] SoCalDem May 2012 OP

solution: remove the acetaminophen. problem solved! dionysus May 2012 #1

Acetaminiphen can also be replaced with ibuprofen and aspirin. HopeHoops May 2012 #2

Vicoprofen abolugi May 2012 #3

The reasoning is fair. backscatter712 May 2012 #4

Blasphemy! Quantess May 2012 #5

The problem is with the acetaminophen. backscatter712 May 2012 #9

Well, that's true, I guess. Quantess May 2012 #13

Just the usual... Archae May 2012 #6

and those of us terrible chronic pain? cali May 2012 #7

My wife's doctor made her sign a "pain contract" SomethingFishy May 2012 #10

they're actually bringing to market a hydrocodone drug without acetominephen soon, i read. dionysus May 2012 #12

Or people who need the occasional painkiller after surgery? Retrograde May 2012 #14

First they took my Darvocet prole_for_peace May 2012 #8

Triple Buffered Pain-B-Gone Archae May 2012 #11