# How do I convince my doctor to renew the Vicodin?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 30, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-convince-my-doctor-to-renew-the-vicodin/629852 "2012-07-30T14:35:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-convince-my-doctor-to-renew-the-vicodin/629852/13 "2012-07-30T18:11:40Z")

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> [@Farmer\_Jane](#):
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> There’s no reason why you should be in pain. Find a different doc…or take up smoking pot. Or both. (Not that pot gets you through the day.)
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> I feel really sorry for you. I managed a back spasm for a month because I just so _happened_ to have a full bottle of Vicodin from a dentist visit.
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> There’s no reason why anyone should be in chronic pain. Doctors like that piss me off.

Other than the horrible effects of narcotic addiction.

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