Last time, the old man, who was really not in pain after the injection, was very happy, but then asked his concern: I heard that this injection can be “addictive”, is that really true?
First of all, there are only two ingredients in our injection solution: low-concentration local anesthetics and small doses of glucocorticoids (see previous issues of this publication), both of which are absolutely not addictive, and we do not secretly add add addictive drugs, which would be legally responsible!
Patients with chronic pain can be significantly relieved by injection therapy, and then they feel better and have a more colorful life, so if they have another pain attack, they are not willing to “put up with it” as they used to, but they seek treatment more actively, especially by coming to the pain department to receive injection therapy again. This may seem like an “addiction” to the general public.
There are also cases where opioids are actually used, such as in the case of ureteral stones, where doctors prescribe “dulcolax” for temporary pain relief, which can be addictive when injected repeatedly, so doctors are very cautious in prescribing and fully informing patients. For our pain doctors, we now basically do not administer these drugs intravenously or locally for pain relief.