After reading time and time again,,,about the pain meds,,and how some wish pain "docs" would all go away.....PLEASE,,,take a min and hear me out...I am almost 60 and suffer 24/7 with a spine that is deteriorating as I speak...I go to my pain specialist once a month,,,every month,,,every other month I have to have a urine test,,,even though I have been going to him for years...He says the urine test are needed to keep his license....Now,,without my pain meds,,I would rather die..The meds do not relieve my pain 100%,,,so daily I live with pain..but the meds help me function to the point I can do things for myself,,,going to bathroom, feeding my self and cooking for my husband......I have been on pain meds for the last 9 years after 2 failed back surgeries and implants, that have done little to make my life bearable..........I am so SICK and tired of hearing about people like these that sell and deal pain killers,,,,,,making it a real problem for people like me,who need,them, to get them....Celebrities with no medical history of pain, taking them for kicks,then overdosing,,, these yokels taking them to get high,then selling for income,,,,,I need them just to get through the day.....My pain dr. will NOT give me "extras" if I lose them or they get stolen....I signed a contract with my doctor,,,and believe you,,me,,,I know where my meds are 24/7......I would not want to live one more day,,if I had to experience the pain without them.......People who have never experienced 24/7 pain from anything just doesnt get "it"....and I wouldn't wish that on anyone....