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dewsgirl

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5. Add klonopin to that list. Benzodiazapene withdrawal is the worst and most deadly of all withdrawals

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 05:17 PM

Jan 2018

Any doctor that knowingly makes a patient go cold turkey off of benzodiazapenes after long term use, knowing the seizure/suicide risk should not only have their license revoked, they should be thrown in jail.

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WV pharmacies dispensed 31M fewer painkillers and other powerful drugs last year [View all] dlwickham Jan 2018 OP

And how many beds were added to treatment facilities and how many new Suboxone patient slots ... mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #1

Add klonopin to that list. Benzodiazapene withdrawal is the worst and most deadly of all withdrawals dewsgirl Jan 2018 #5

Oh, yeah, forgot the Klonnies ... that whole class ... even the 'pseudos' like Ambien are abused mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #8

They gotta fill up all those private prisons they built in the '90s BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #7

Yeah, 'cause the streets are flooded with carfentanil now. Ligyron Jan 2018 #2

It's stronger mg-per-mg but its not a better high ... fentanyl is the dirt-weed of opioids really mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #9

I was being somewhat sarcastic. Ligyron Jan 2018 #13

But there's this... Rollo Jan 2018 #3

Skyrocketing could be a stretch given we don't know the actual count ... mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #10

Oh, I don't know. Opiods tend to make one stop caring... I find that disturbing... Rollo Jan 2018 #11

I'll just leave this link here pecosbob Jan 2018 #4

Here in Washington State, we integrate careful opioid prescribing with Aristus Jan 2018 #6

How to stop drug use without a wall GusBob Jan 2018 #12