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It *is* fucked. My great uncle was prescribed vicodin, this was in the 90s in Appalachia when/where doctors were *particularly* heavy handed about prescription doses. It was also when most information about these wonder drugs was not readily available.
He got fucked. He went from an otherwise healthy man with arthritis to an obese shell of a man within a couple years. He's still extremely addicted to vicodin, the family has no idea how the fuck he's still *alive*. He's 80 and completely miserable. He's physically dependent on the opiates and has tried to quit a couple times and almost died each time.
It was a gateway for him to other opioids like morphine and heroin. He's completely hopeless without the care of his children. He can't even walk.
Contrast that with my grandfather, his brother, who's more fit and active than people half his age. My great uncles struggles were his motivation to not trust the medical system. My grandfather also has bad arthritis. What did he do for arthritis instead of the pills? He started lifting weights, and it has been immensely beneficial for him, he's as spry as a 45 year old at 74 because of heavy iron discs.
Does strength training fix everything? It damn near does.
He got fucked. He went from an otherwise healthy man with arthritis to an obese shell of a man within a couple years. He's still extremely addicted to vicodin, the family has no idea how the fuck he's still *alive*. He's 80 and completely miserable. He's physically dependent on the opiates and has tried to quit a couple times and almost died each time.
It was a gateway for him to other opioids like morphine and heroin. He's completely hopeless without the care of his children. He can't even walk.
Contrast that with my grandfather, his brother, who's more fit and active than people half his age. My great uncles struggles were his motivation to not trust the medical system. My grandfather also has bad arthritis. What did he do for arthritis instead of the pills? He started lifting weights, and it has been immensely beneficial for him, he's as spry as a 45 year old at 74 because of heavy iron discs.
Does strength training fix everything? It damn near does.