Comments on: What do you think? Should Vicodin, Percocet be banned?

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:42:11 +0000

My life has been destroyed due to my spouses addiction to percocet these doctors hand out these prescription drugs to freely and they get into the hands of people who sell them right out of their convienence store, literally, that’s where my husband buys his right across from a grammar school.
I’ve reported it numerous times, no one cares.

By: TERI

TERI — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:00:09 +0000

Try telling all these people who dont live with pain that question….. sound stupid huh… Try telling people that cant get out of bed because of such bad fibro or arthritis or back surgery… think before you type ..or maybe your mother, grandma, sister has some disease that has to live with pain all day. Think about it stupid..

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:20:46 +0000

Here we go, once again the federal government has decided to outlaw pain medications that have been improving the quality of cronic pain suffers lives. This countries quality of healthcare is going to s**t. What next processed foods? All the crap they use to preserve foods is far more dangerous that Vicoden or Percocet. I guess I should move to California and become a pothead. Better yet maybe its time to move to another country, its seems to me that the land of the free are no longer free. Let the people who have to deal with these issues decide what’s best for them and focus more on illegal drugs. Take my money, take our freedoms, and now you want to take my relief. Wow you just got to love America.

By: 20yearCancerSurvivor

20yearCancerSurvivor — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:01:07 +0000

20 years ago I received old school radiation. In other words… A boat load. The long term side effects include: neuropathy from spinal stenosis, pulmonary fibrosis, post herpetic neurogia… Vicodin has provided me with a quality of life that has helped me survive all these years. Removing this access would greatly decrease my chances of continuing my survival. Many of us that are users of these meds are not abusers. I guess, if you want to quickly euthanize a large group of people, this would certainly work… REMOVE THEM FROM THEIR SURVIVAL MECHANISM.

By: skyblu5555

skyblu5555 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:48:20 +0000

First give each FDA member two hip replacements. Then ask them whether percocet and vicodin should be removed from the market due to acetaminophen concerns…what morons…will fentanaly patches, oxycotin, and morphine now replace percocet and vicodin for chronic pain sufferers? Nothing like having no clue about those who suffer from chronic pain and being able to function and work vs being bed ridden…. walk in our shoes first, please.

By: Pat Cooper

Pat Cooper — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:23:24 +0000

Can we think about this for a second? I mean, logically. Do the members of the FDA understand what it is to live with chronic pain? Aching, constant pain that zooms up and down a pain chart with the regularity of the contractions of birth? What do they suggest we who depend on acetaminophen, Vicodan or Percocet do if they decide it’s in our best interest for these items to have their approvals revoked? I’m allergic to aspirin–not an upset stomach ‘allergic’ but trouble breathing and hives ‘allergic’- and acetaminophen is my drug of choice for the usual aches and pains. I also have fibromyalgia, and along with the appropriate medication, I rely, alternately, on Vicodan or Ultram. My doctor watches me, checks me and uses his medical knowledge to dispense the appropriate doses. If I’m under my doctor’s care, why does the FDA (a somewhat bizarre government agency who doesn’t seem to follow through on much of anything anyway) think they’re entitled to take my only relief off the market? Apparently, the liver damage they’re worried about is only a result of abuse. Trust us who suffer from chronic pain, our doctors are so afraid of turning us into prescription junkies, that we’re practically begging for pain medication. At least with acetaminophen or Vicodan, I have a chance for some relief and the opportunity to lead a more normal life as a result. Let the FDA place warnings on bottles (as they do on cigarettes) and let us grown ups decide how to run our own lives. Alcohol and tobacco cause far more damage than these pain medications and, so far, nobody has made them illegal.