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Relief Pain - Buy Tramadol

Monday, March 10th, 2008

If pain killers are taken exactly as prescribed, they are safe and will rarely cause addiction. And yet addiction to prescription pain killers is growing. The most common medications that can cause this are opiods (sometimes called narcotics) and include morphine, codeine and others in the same group.Research shows that every year, almost 2 million Americans use prescription opiod painkillers. In some communities, addiction to painkillers has now overtaken the use of cocaine and marijuana. 9% of the population admit to having used pain killers illegally.Morphine is often used after surgery for the control and alleviation of severe pain. Codeine is more common and can deal with milder pain. Opiods work by attaching to proteins in the brain, spine and digestive tract. These proteins are called opiod receptors. When an opiod attaches to a receptor, they can change the way a person feels pain.When a relative was looking for help to get off codeine I suggested she try Suboxone. I looked on the internet for a list of physicians in the Houston Texas area that participate in the plan. The first few I called didn’t have an immediate appointment available. Then I saw that Dr. Alan Tran participated in Suboxone treatment. I had visited Dr. Tran for another issue and called to see if he had an appointment available.Dr. Tran wanted to talk to my relative first to get information and evaluate sincerity and motivation. Then he agreed to see her immediately and kept his office open after hours to help her. When we came in he explained the treatment plan to both of us. Then he did an exam and consultation. The patient had already started withdrawal and that is required before the treatment begins. (That is necessary to prevent an undesired side effect to the initial treatment.)Next the doctor gave the patient a starting dose of Suboxone. It is placed under the tounge to dissolve. Then he gave some additional counceling while waiting to see if that was the ideal starting dose. The first dose was not quite enough to relieve withdrawal symptoms so a second smaller dose was given. After that the patient was feeling much better and went home with a prescription and instructions. Dr. Tran continued to stay in touch after that and adjusted the dose as needed.The cost for the initial treatment was $250 and follow ups were $75. I thought that was very reasonable because of the amount of time that was spent. I also remember that another Doctor on the treatment list charged $350 plus $150 for follow ups and he had no appointments available for 3 weeks! The first prescription was $200 but insurance paid for that.