9 Signs Someone You Love is Addicted to Opioids (Pain Medications)

Famous Physical Therapist Bob Schrupp and Brad Heineck present 9 signs a loved one may be addicted to Opioids (pain medications).
Common Opioids include:
Hydrocodone
Hydromorphone
Oxycodone
Oxymorphone
Methadone
Meperidine
Fentanyl
Morphine
OxyContin
Percodan
Percoset
Dilaudid

Pain Management:

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[FreedomandRightsUS]

This video is 6 years old and I've found there's still no video that's longer and more helpful on the subject on YouTube, thank you.

[stormienotstormy]

Oh come on! Coming from an addict who has rode the ride 10 times. Most addicts, I can't speak for all. But almost everyone I've spoken to about the abuse of drugs all has one thing in common-trauma. I wish everyone could live the cookie cutter life with the mom and dad who worked a 9-5 and went to your soccer practices. But in all reality, some of us weren't raised that way. Finding anything to escape from your personal hell even for a few hours, even with the health risks, even with the hurting the people you love most. An addict is trapped in a spiral of lies, hiding, sadness, and confusion. Now you're probably thinking "get over it and get clean" right? How do you when you've found the relief to your whole lives pain? That one I can't answer. But for my personal success, it's been something so beautiful, not only benefiting myself but the earth and other living creatures. Meditation, spiritual growth, education and love.

The best thing you can do for a family member is be the love they need. Don't focus on getting them clean. Focus on giving them a hand to solve the root of their pain. So they don't feel alone.

Much love 💙

[redbaron]

Pathetically sad that there is too much focus on "Fear of Patients becoming addicted to pain medication" Instead of Focusing on "Properly treating legitimate Chronic Pain patients who have life long conditions and clean records!" *Chronic Pain patients are being discriminated against and it's Not Right!! The True Fact Is Not everyone prescribed opiates is Or will become an addict, unless addiction runs dominant in their family's genetic code!*

[tomdarco]

Well as a veteran in the 50, I tried pot a month ago and it cured me of all my conditions. The VA gave me a UA next day and I came up hot for pot. They said I if smoke pot they will take away all my medications? WTF!

[ronaldclayton]

Do 9 signs that a doctor doesn't give a damn about anything except billing your insurance.

[mtnbkr]

They seem like very nice guys. They say physical therapy may help. Oh no!
Not at all did it help me. It made matters worse. It exasperated my pain. The people to ask about drug addiction are the people that have been drug dependent. As much as these guys might know about physical therapy, they have not walked one foot into the drug addict.

[erika]

I only hope that people, but especially doctors who don't approve of opioids experience severe and/or chronic pain. I'm sick and tired of opioid phobia.

[ginasigman]

It is the complete opposite for me. I have pain due severe lumbar scoliosis and was prescribed opioids for years in addition to a regimen of physical exercise which I followed religiously. I was extremely compliant and never ran out early and always took the smallest amount to relieve pain. I had an active life and got together regularly with friends. I even danced and went to ballet class at age 50! Then the opioid crisis hit and I was forced to taper off. That was 3 years ago. I stay in bed longer now, I avoid activities that hurt, and I've gone from 117lbs to 109lbs (I'm 5 '3"). Thats my quality of life now.

[slimshady]

Tramadol is a joke, not on the level with oxy, hydro, morphine, etc.

[jesserivas]

I was in a helicopter crash, and was given pain meds. I got addicted really quick. When I stopped taking them, it almost killed me. I ended up in the hospital for over a month and a half. It took a little over 6 months to get it out of my head that I didn’t need the pills anymore. Than I was injured two separate times while serving in Iraq, by road side bombs. Again, I was given pain medication. This time, I take them only as prescribed. Or sometimes take less. But I refuse to get addicted again. And everything is working out.

[smartass]

At my age (61) I would rather take a pill and have some sort of a comfortable life rather then live in pain all the time.

[lorennaicker]

Hi I am a specialist physician and an analytical chemist…2 PHD’s and I see these things a lot in my field of work

[kathie]

More Propaganda, 'you cannot rely on your Dr to monitor this' really? Oh the DEA can do much better at observing and treating patients. rediculous video.

[UIOb]

Also, listing Tamadol as a serious opioids pain med? You are just blowing your accreditation (if any) out the window, Tramadol is barely a controlled substance and contains zero opiate characteristics chemically

[m.whetstone]

My wife passed in 2012 to a massive heart attack. At the age of 51. After the coroner had her body removed from our home my son and I located three different prescriptions for Percoset prescribed by three different doctors. We had her in a hospital several weeks before her passing. They missed her overdose problems. There’s got to be legal ways to make doctors responsible for letting a patient have long term accessibility to addiction type drugs. I look back at this problem after it’s too late. Maybe someone will see their love one has this problem early enough to save them.

[ipleathetv]

There isn’t really a way to sense euphoria, as it can be hidden well but seeing as I’ve been on these drugs and know the feeling, one thing you can probably notice is if someone who’s really to themselves and quiet all of a sudden becomes talkative and engaging. This can sometimes just mean someone enjoys a certain thing but it can also mean possible euphoria. Idk does anyone else agree??

[DebUSA]

Something I thought was kind of weird when I was staying at a facility following my total knee replacement. Not so much the first couple of days, but when the nurse was making rounds to hand out pain meds, she would ask if I wanted one or two. If I wasn't in a great deal of pain, I would take one. I'm sure the same question was being asked of other patients. Once I got out of the facility, I was thinking of the possibility of how easy it would be for staff to fudge the pill count, since they asked the PATIENT how many they wanted. The doctor must have prescribed a dose of two. If the nurse was less than honest, I saw the potential for problems. This is not to say that's what was happening, but when it comes to addiction or making money on the side, anyone could be caught up.

[Ronin]

Why are you two physical therapists discussing opioid addictions? Just what is the CLINICAL difference between opioid addiction and dependency? How do you treat opioid addiction? What percentage of patients taking opioids for chronic pain become addicted? Do your boards have questions about analgesic agents at the cellular level? Are you recognized experts in managing all forms of pain? How long do YOU keep YOUR patients on opioids for pain? Are you credentialed in counseling patients about all aspects of opioid choices? Why is Demerol so effective in stopping postoperative shivering? What is the danger for patients taking say...Methadone and some antibiotics? What is the Gold Standard of all analgesic agents? Do you prescribe and/or dispense analgesics in your day to day practice? Do MDs, RN, CRNAs, NPs, and PAs post videos about how to do PT modalities? How about lab values that are impacted by analgesics, say Gabapentin, and Ibuprofen, Toradol? Pain management Docs say that patients taking meds for pain only have a low percentage of addictions, are you saying they are wrong?

[larryc]

Sorry guys? Physical therapy is not going to touch most severe pain problems. I went 40 sessions and it in fact made pain even worse! It aggravated it

[psychedelicpython]

I have major bone problems and severe jaw and facial bone problems and pain. Over the past 18 years I've been on various pain medicine. Unfortunately my pain has increased dramatically over the years and I'm getting nervous with the pain medicine the pain clinic has talked to me about. I'm 56 years old and right now I'm not really living life because my pain is so bad and I'd love to get my life back. I have mixed feelings about going on really strong pain medicine. I don't know if I'm alone in feeling this way.