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Ultimately, it may be the patients who get hurt most, because a growing number of doctors, frightened of government scrutiny, are avoiding the use of powerful narcotics such as OxyContin, Vicodin, Percocet and Dilaudid. "It is impossible to be sure that a patient is not diverting any of his medication," says Dr. Thomas Stinson, a Medford, Mass., anesthesiologist who is closing his 20-year practice to new pain patients. "I fear I might be targeted...
take the oral pain pill Dilaudid until they reach that point and then switch to the spinal injection. Moreover, their labors were 90 minutes shorter. That sounds encouraging. If my wife is in less pain...
Many conditions, like the strained muscles I've experienced, will heal on their own, but it's important to know what activities should be curtailed to avoid reaggravating them. Don't be overly concerned if your doctor prescribes morphine-derived opioids, such as Dilaudid or Percocet. They're in the most effective class of pain relievers around. Some doctors have been reluctant to recommend them for fear of contributing to addictions, and, as a survey of minority neighborhoods in New York City showed last week, inner-city pharmacies are less likely to carry them than are pharmacies in white areas...