re: "The Pharmacist"... Netflix Documentary Premiered Today!

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dilaudid Yea, when people say prescribed heroin. This is the stuff. I had that after back surgery. Unbelievable

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About 7 years ago I was in the hospital for 3 months and was given dilaudid pain shots every 3 hours. Prior to that I had never done any drugs including pain pills. Didnt even like taking Tylenol. By the end of the 3 months my only reason for living was to get another shot of dilaudid.

After the hospital they put me on Hydrocodone pills every 4 hours. Within two or three months I realized I would never get off it if I didnt quit cold turkey. It was a tough couple weeks, but I beat it. Watching this documentary made me realize how fortunate I am.

From my own personal experience I dont think I would ever allow a hospital to give me dilaudin again. The thing that still bothers me is the doctor or nurses never told what I was taking until about two and a half months in when they started weening me off. I was blown away when a nurse told me dilaudin is basically heroin and when the doc told me there were easier ways to get drugs.