Bobby Portis suspended

[Voyageur]

The NBA suspended Bobby Portis for 25 games. He was using the pain killer, Tramadol. It's effective for pain, take my word for it. I take it myself every day. In fact, I take three tablets most days, and if the pain isn't too bad, I might take one or two sometimes none but that's rare. I take Tramadol 37.5/Acetaminophen. It works for the sciatica, and arthritis in my lower back. I do not get a high from it whatsoever so it isn't some designer drug to get high on. It just relieves some heavy-duty pain. Even still while using it, I have pain that makes it difficult for me to walk, or even just stand up from a sitting position.

I wonder what type of injury pain Bobby is dealing with. It could be something serious enough that without the painkillers he wouldn't be playing.

 

[weeds]

My wife had some dental work done and the dentist prescribed tramadol saying she was very definitely going to need it. She never took one of them because she read it was highly addictive, an opiod and a controlled substance. That's just her though.

I thought Portis got in Dutch for a second drug...??? OK, I got it kinda right but still twisted it.

Milwaukee's Bobby Portis suspended after he mistakenly took painkiller Tramadol rather than Toradol

The NBA has suspended Milwaukee forward Bobby Portis Jr. for 25 games without pay because he tested positive for the painkiller Tramadol, a violation of the league’s anti-drug program.

apnews.com

 

[Heyjoe4]

My wife had some dental work done and the dentist prescribed tramadol saying she was very definitely going to need it. She never took one of them because she read it was highly addictive, an opiod and a controlled substance. That's just her though.

I thought Portis got in Dutch for a second drug...??? OK, I got it kinda right but still twisted it.

Milwaukee's Bobby Portis suspended after he mistakenly took painkiller Tramadol rather than Toradol

The NBA has suspended Milwaukee forward Bobby Portis Jr. for 25 games without pay because he tested positive for the painkiller Tramadol, a violation of the league’s anti-drug program.

apnews.com

Portis was taking Toradol, a potent but non-narcotic painkiller. He was tested as positive for opiates because he took Tramadol. The drugs sound alike, problem is Bobby didn't have an Rx for Tramadol. He supposedly took one from an assistant who did have an Rx, thinking it was Toradol.

It sounds like a stretch, but I believe him. What I wonder is if the league would give him a pass if he had an Rx. Finally, Tramadol is one of the weaker opiates. Trust me, that's not the op*iate to take to get high. It certainly can be abused, but anyone looking to get high would aim for oxycodone or oxycontin or dialudid, or something much stronger. Bobby Portis is not a drug abuser. He couldn't play at such a high level if he were, or not for long.

Anyway, a 25-game suspension seems like a lot under the circumstances.

 

[Voyageur]

My wife had some dental work done and the dentist prescribed tramadol saying she was very definitely going to need it. She never took one of them because she read it was highly addictive, an opiod and a controlled substance. That's just her though.

I thought Portis got in Dutch for a second drug...??? OK, I got it kinda right but still twisted it.

Milwaukee's Bobby Portis suspended after he mistakenly took painkiller Tramadol rather than Toradol

The NBA has suspended Milwaukee forward Bobby Portis Jr. for 25 games without pay because he tested positive for the painkiller Tramadol, a violation of the league’s anti-drug program.

apnews.com

I've been told Tramadol can be addictive. For some reason that hasn't been the case for me. I only take it when the pain is too much. I can take large amounts of any OTC pain med and get the same results, but the quantity isn't a safe amount. Taking 3 each 650mg Acetaminophens three times a day is way too dangerous for internal organs.

Every once in a while, I take a day or two where I don't take any of them, and on most days instead of taking the 3 prescribed, I only take two.