i am a 75 yr old woman.  i have chronic pain.  also i was prescribed my first pain meds when i had my first knee replacement...then my 2nd knee. .  and it worked so well on my overall pain i stayed on it.  i go to a pain dr for my prescription.    over the past yr or so i am become dependent on them, whether in pain or not. but that pain doesnt matter .. i want to be free of opiates.  