My Aunt is addicted to pain killers and taking way too many, please help?!


Question: My Aunt is addicted to pain killers and taking way too many, please help!?
my aunt is in her mid 50's and lives alone!. I am the only living relative she has to look after her!.
she is handicapped and can barely get around by herself but refuses to come live with my family!.
lately she has not been answering the phone or returning my calls!. i went to her house to check in on her and she was very doped up on her pain killers!.
she mentioned that she has been 'wetting' herself too!.!.
I told her that i am sure the reason she is wetting herself is because she has been taking more pain meds and it has relaxed her bladder but she denies that she has been taking more pain meds!.!. very very obviously she has, she is like a living zombie!.
what do you suggest i do!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Talk to her doctor if you can!. Express you concerns!. If she has pain, she needs pain killers - addiction doesn't really matter!. If she is using them to control her pain it doesn't matter at all that she is addicted to them!. They are being used to treat a medical condition!. But it sounds like she is abusing them - not just addicted!. My mom takes pain killers 4 x a day for her pain!. But, she doesn't fall into a stupor or wet herself!. Your aunt is abusing her drugs!. It is difficult to reason with a drug abuser!. Try going into the doctor with her, or call the doctors office and tell them what is going on!. Good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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