cabanafrau
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 10, 2006
The epidemic is growing at an absolutely ferocious rate at this point. That's why we're seeing so much pressure on prescriptions.
I heard something mentioned in the media and I thought it was pretty extreme until I actually heard we had some cases go through our court within the past few months -- HS and college kids who ended up hooked after the simple introduction of the prescription after wisdom teeth removal. Apparently we had a kid go through here who went from HS student and athlete with absolutely no psychological or legal issues to addicted with criminal charges for breaking and entering within two and a half months of having wisdom teeth surgery.
Absolutely normal HS teenager to facing a potential felony record in two and a half months? It could literally be anybody. My younger daughter had to have wisdom teeth surgery within the past month. You better believe I was paying careful attention. Her situation could have been much more painful, required her to take the narcotic meds prescribed and she could potentially be someone with a lower threshold for becoming addicted. She could be well on her way already towards a completely different path, leading to pregnancy and being so in the grips of addiction that even pregnancy couldn't stop her in another month or so.
I heard something mentioned in the media and I thought it was pretty extreme until I actually heard we had some cases go through our court within the past few months -- HS and college kids who ended up hooked after the simple introduction of the prescription after wisdom teeth removal. Apparently we had a kid go through here who went from HS student and athlete with absolutely no psychological or legal issues to addicted with criminal charges for breaking and entering within two and a half months of having wisdom teeth surgery.
Absolutely normal HS teenager to facing a potential felony record in two and a half months? It could literally be anybody. My younger daughter had to have wisdom teeth surgery within the past month. You better believe I was paying careful attention. Her situation could have been much more painful, required her to take the narcotic meds prescribed and she could potentially be someone with a lower threshold for becoming addicted. She could be well on her way already towards a completely different path, leading to pregnancy and being so in the grips of addiction that even pregnancy couldn't stop her in another month or so.