Chronic Pain
"It saved my life!  I can not, despite trying, take oral long acting narcotics.  The biggest issue is the perception and doctors reaction, including pain management professionals to this medication.  Yes, you develop dependence. Addiction is different.  It is when you abuse your medication and continue to do so despite negative problems coming from that.  The two words are NOT interchangeable.
I am on 112 mcg/hour and change every 48 hours rather than the normal 72 hour dosing.  It has allowed me to do the things I need to do in my life.  I was virtually bedridden before going on Duragesic.  It cover my pain for the most part, unless I am doing things physically that make the pain flare into a breakthrough.  I take Morphine 30mg for BT pain."