My dad would rather drink than take painkillers

He has osteoarthritis and can barely walk or drive because of the pain. He was given painkillers to take but doesn't because it means he can't drink alcohol, which he drinks everyday all my life I've known him... pretty sure he's an alcoholic.

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

    id rather be an alcoholic than a dope fiend

    lotsa doctors is nothin moren pill pushers these days

    once the pills dries up the patients switches to h

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    • you_go_glen_coco

      H? Heroin?

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      • FeralDefiance

        Yeah, heroin. Opiates are a nasty, nasty family of drugs.

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  • misslonglegs

    Alcohol dulls pain and gives happy felling painkillers was pain and can dull senses even make you fall asleep

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  • MethSmokingSatanist

    I could be wrong, but Im pretty sure that taking painkillers on a constant basis, from what I've seen, fucks you up worse than constantly drinking. Id rather have a nice buzz off some shots and beers than be numb from dope, painkillers are basically synthetic heroin.

    Alcohol is bad for you, so is oxycotin. Only difference is whiskey isn't marketed as "medicine" And alcohol can also qualify as a painkiller so, why shouldn't people be able to choose their own method of killing pain. Adults can make their own choices.

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  • average.user

    Painkillers cause addiction too and most doctors recommend them because it means more income to their hospital or to their own pocket. Alcohol surely is cheaper (not that it is the best option, to change one drug for another) and it also helps with one's pain, problem would be that it also boosts depression.

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  • you_go_glen_coco

    If alcohol works for him let him drink.

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