AFRO-NETS> RFI: Codeine Cough Mixture Abuse (4)

[Janice Price <Janice.Price@swedish.org>]

RFI: Codeine Cough Mixture Abuse (4)
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I am being "Devil's Advocate" here, of course, but in withholding co-
deine to prevent abuse, there is the real risk of inadequate pain 
control for those who need it. Believe me, spending the entire night 
coughing and unable to sleep is *also* painful. But I agree with you 
that there needs to be reasonable controls to guard against abuse. 
Part of those controls are social justice -- at least in the US, 
those who abuse cough syrups tend to be people with few other real 
comforts like a job, a sense of belonging to a community, etc.

Regards,

Janice Price, M.Ed., RN
HIV Research Coordinator
Swedish Medical Center
747 Broadway, Rm. 833
Seattle, WA 98122, USA
Tel: +1-206-386-2523
Fax: +1-206-386-6121
mailto:janice.price@swedish.org

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