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    CBS News‏Verified account @CBSNews Apr 2

    After being found in more and more overdose deaths, gabapentin, a drug that has been touted as a safe alternative to opioid painkillers, is now on the radar of health and law enforcement officials http://cbsn.ws/2q12BgU pic.twitter.com/cp237A5cgJ

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      1. MrsMac‏ @realMrsMac1 Apr 2
        Replying to @CBSNews

        Alcohol still tops opiods in death rates.

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      1. Betty‏ @MeyersEA1 Apr 2
        Replying to @CBSNews

        Gabapentin is used 2relieve tingling & pain in the extremities by ppl w diabetes. Let's not go all crazy & ban it. -E #opioids

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      1. juliet a Sauls‏ @julietthequeen Apr 2
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        that's funny.I've been taking this since 2006. It has no side effects & I was told I might as well continue this one since there are such low risks. I've gone a week without it and no withdrawals-nothing and I would know.I was on Fentanyl 75mcg from 2006-2012. I KNOW withdrawals

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      2.  🌻Stephanie 🌛 Marie 🌸‏ @yankeerose9973 Apr 2
        Replying to @CBSNews

        @muchohorses

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      3. Marilyn Montoya‏ @muchohorses Apr 2
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        WTF? Just cannot catch a break. I mean, who knew?

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      4.  🌻Stephanie 🌛 Marie 🌸‏ @yankeerose9973 Apr 2
        Replying to @muchohorses @CBSNews

        Like I said privately, I think it'll all work out just fine. My mother also takes them, and for most of us, there are no effects.

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      1. Toni‏ @OhYesIDid0 Apr 3
        Replying to @CBSNews

        There is also no such thing as 'an opioid epidemic'. This is something that really annoys me. People who use opioids have no alternative. It's the last resolt. Opioids are non-liver toxic and relatively safe in comparison, when used as prescribed.

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      1. Toni‏ @OhYesIDid0 Apr 3
        Replying to @CBSNews

        Gabapentin is not an alternative medication to opioids. When a chronically ill person with agonizing pains goes to a doctor, the first thing they try is Gabapentin. If it does not work, the next step is Lyrica. If Lyrica does not work, then opioids.

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      1. Carlo‏ @Carlo_SF Apr 2
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        Works wonders for insomnia

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      1. Susie Crimmins‏ @scrimmins53 Apr 2
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        Gabapentin, a drug not suited to treating all pain is unfortunately prescribed as a ‘do SOMETHING for my pain’ drug since docs restricted about offering opioids. Seems like it’s patients who suffer over and over.

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      1. Warrior Pride 66‏ @warriorpride2 Apr 2
        Replying to @CBSNews

        Ding Ding Ding We have alternativespic.twitter.com/67Tp4rnvdu

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      1. Tapakegaday‏ @cowsdontcare Apr 2
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        I take 900mg a day & have for 4 yrs to control diabetic foot pain. Lyrica did not work and I couldn't tolerate the effects. Leave my shit alone! Worry bout what 45 is/should be on.

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      1. Damien McIsaac‏ @McisaacDamien Apr 2
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        Perhaps George Orwell had a proper idea, but the drug SOMA is not singular, but a constant amalgamation of drugs that the pharmaceutical companies push to feed their own addiction to profit!! Just sayin.

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      1. Sherri‏ @SociallySherri Apr 2
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        Guess I'll have to make sure I keep my cat's gabapentin under lock and key now.

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      1. OrangeConMan‏ @erictheacktr Apr 2
        Replying to @CBSNews

        Just legalize weed

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      1. Lisa‏ @YoungStreete Apr 2
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        So much for being a safe alternative.

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      1. JustGeorge‏ @JustGeorgeMedia Apr 2
        Replying to @CBSNews

        why wasn't it on the radar when the FDA signed off? Isn't there a deeper question here?

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      1. Erin M Lillie: mostly harmless‏ @emlillie Apr 2
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        It’s as if the supply side is the less-important part of the market for pleasurable drugs.

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