After this report hit Sunday, Tom Marino withdrew his name as Trumps new drug czar.

Kinda sad that apparently the only vetting done was by what Trump calls "fake news", and even then he had to withdraw himself, isn't it?

I'm sure Trump knew what he was getting. He only puts in people who are friends of the corporate/money interest, of the departments they are entrusted to regulate/oversee.

My story: In 2001 I broke my back. I was started on vicodin and eventually Norco to minimize the Tylenol intake, at one point prescribed up to 8 Norco a day (I never took that many). This continued for 15 years, with my pain getting worse, until my doctor retired. My new doctor would not prescribe opioids at all, and put me on naproxen, which I was certain wouldn't cut it. To my surprise, it did, and soon my pain levels were incredibly lower with no medication (except marijuana) than they had been on up to 4 Norco a day. I still have pain, but averaging 2-3/10 instead of 4-8/10 (where 0 is no pain and 10 is passing out).

I now think I had opioid induced hypersensitivity, and that my meds caused most of my pain. I have to wonder how many others are still in that boat, playing addiction roulette and causing themselves pain.

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I broke my spine in a car wreck 16 years ago. The pain pills (hydrocodone) I was prescribed sapped my resolve, and I was fortunate enough to stop using them before my addiction cemented itself. Glad you're still around and the new meds are working.

https://www.democracynow.org/2017/10/19/who_profits_from_the_opioid_crisis

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I was lucky enough to hate them, which kept me from becoming addicted because I only took them when I absolutely needed them, and still they screwed me up for 15 years. If I had liked them, there's little doubt in my mind that I would be dead from an overdose by now.