Hulk Hogan opens up about the 'vicious cycle' of pain pill addiction and getting sober in a new interview.
Hogan opened up about his over two dozen surgeries"I had doctors writing me prescription after prescription, and all of a sudden, it became a vicious cycle," he said."I was hitting the pain pills hard because I'd had to endure 25 procedures, including 10 to my back, facial operations from being kicked, knee and hip replacements, and abdominal and shoulder surgeries."
Hogan explained that around five or six years ago he was in"crazy pain to the extent [he] couldn't even function," because of the series of back surgeries. He said he wouldn't have entirely healed from one before he would undergo another. "I needed pain meds at that stage, that's for sure," he said."But once things started to wind down, they continued giving me the same meds. It got to a point where I'd recovered from the tenth back surgery, and the pharmacy would call me and say, 'Your prescription's ready,' and like a dog chasing a bone, I'd go pick it up.
According to Mayo Clinic,"Anyone who takes opioids is at risk of developing addiction," and"opioids are safest when used for three or fewer days to manage acute pain, such as pain that follows surgery or a bone fracture." The website also notes that one should work with their doctor to safely stop taking opioids.
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