Hi:
My friend's husband had a bad fall from a ladder, in ICU for 2 weeks, 3 surgeries, rehab, etc. and will be coming home tomorrow. He is taking Oxydodone at the dose of 10mg every 3-4 hours, so he's hooked. My friend wanted to stop the pain med as soon as he got home, but advised her against it, that he needs to be weaned off. He has classic addiction symptoms, and when he tries to go without for a couple of hours, has all of the withdrawal symptoms. He needs help, but with his physical condition, cannot go into drug rehab now. He won't be able to use a walker for 3 months. Question: I need advice on how to cut his meds out. By the way, I have 29 years of sobriety, but I'm not equipped to help much here. Oh, sorry, didn't know this would cost me money. I'm retired