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Im sure my brother is addicted to morphine..?

He is 33 and since age 14 has had an autoimmune disease which attacks his stomach causing sever pain, only since the last month hes been given prescription morphine, ironically what would be a once a month episode of pains then 3 even 5 weeks being totally fine has now turned into an every day thing, he says every morning he wakes up and within 5 mins has the pains and takes morphine which I don't buy for a second including the fact he has on and off depression and relationship issues.

Do I need to call his doctor clinic or someone to make sure hes only being given small amounts? I'm not gonna bother talking to him about it, he already smokes loads of marijuana every day, not that I think pot is bad but every day means he obviously isn't a fan of the sober life and perception

Update:

I live in Australia, I'm not sure which professional clinic to call in the medication field to alert them of morphine abuse.

Update 2:

He does need it when he legit has the pains as they are that bad.

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  • 7 years ago

    I understand your concern, but having suffered nerve damage pain to the point of considering ending it all, I have to say being on a narcotic saved my life. I was given methadone and it gave me the ability to get to therapy and to live a normal life. I had to stop it within one week a year later due to an abnormal liver test, and that was one of the worst experiences ever. By that time though, I was on other meds that controlled the pain signals to my brain. But having access to something to control pain when you need it is truly essential to continuing life. If someone had cut me off from the medication before the pain was controlled through other methods, I would not have had the will to keep on living. So my suggestion is to leave him be for now. In time, the clinic will become aware if he is overusing the morphine and will take steps to force him into treatment to get him off it. Most people who take pain medication for pain are not as apt as others to form an addiction and will stop when the pain stops. This has been shown through research studies.

  • 6 years ago

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    Im sure my brother is addicted to morphine..?

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  • 7 years ago

    Painkillers, especially a strong one like morphine, which also causes a little bit of euphoria, DO become addictive. I would be careful if I were you and I would alert your brother, even though he's 33 and should know what he's doing. Better worry now than after he OD's. Just saying

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