Reply #6: I'm one of those people. [View All]

I take methadone to treat the pain from a congenital and progressive spinal disease for which there is no cure.
The pain-killers don't get me 'high', they allow me to function almost normally- but the law makes it a huge pain-in-the-ass to get my meds.
My Dr. has to write a new script every month- no refills are allowed, and the prescription cannot be called into the pharmacy by the Dr...I have to go to the Dr.'s office every month to get the written prescription, and then take it to the pharmacy within 48hrs., or it expires, and a new script is required.
and it actually used to be worse, when they required all the scripts in triplicate, and you needed to show a valid ID to pick up the meds.