pain
"I am 47 years old, & a recovering addict. Around 1999 I hurt my lower back & began taking opioid based medications. As the years when by I required stronger & stronger opioid medications in order to relieve the pain. I’m talking over 365 pills a month. It had gotten out of control. So I put myself into rehab in order to get off opioids all together. But unfortunately, the pain still existed. So, I relapsed because I couldn’t handle the pain. Once again I put myself into rehab. But this time I was prescribed a Buprenorphine base medication, and it was a God send! I have been taking a Buprenorphine based medication about 5 years now and it controls my pain without needing to increase the dosage. I take one to two doses a day and I feel great!"