We seem to have more respect for pain patients who can manage without narcotics. The problem becomes even more complicated when patient's demand narcotics or use them more rapidly than prescribed. In fact, they indeed are both, but the inspirations for the behaviors are quite diverse. The particular 'pleasure' that pain patients get from narcotic use is pain relief. A witty young woman was asked by a nurse which drug she was addicted to.
Addicts use drugs to escape from reality.
Pain patients use them to return to reality. Addicts use drugs to escape from reality. Pain patients use them to return to reality. Addicts want to avoid lives normal stresses, while pain patients want to have the freedom to battle with them. Aside from the physical pain, pain patients basically enjoy their psychological lives.