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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the previous posters that mentioned families members that had died, I am so sorry for your loss.  If you are comfortable sharing, what was the original reason for the prescription?

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My niece had an undiagnosed (and highly obscure) problem with her gallbladder which was extremely painful.  Docs at Hopkins, Yale and Stanford all missed it for years, but they kept giving her pain meds because she couldn't move.  I think a big part of the problem was going back and forth from the west coast to the east coast and docs not communicating.

Of course, this has been devastating for my family and the reason I posted it was to show that ADDICTION is everywhere.  You can argue all day whether things are worse in Fairfax or West Virginia or among lower, middle and upper classes, or whether blacks or whites.

[b]Heroin is what people turn to when they can't get prescription pain meds anymore.  [/b]

Addiction doesn't care who you are or where you come from.  It kills.[/quote]
This is true. It's easier for some people to get heroin than Oxycontin. OP, not everyone who is struggling with heroin addiction is nodding out on the street. Some people are able to maintain careers and outwardly successful families while using heroin. [/quote]

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