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05-31-2018, 10:23 PM | #36111 (permalink) |
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Damn. Sorry to hear that dude.
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05-31-2018, 10:35 PM | #36112 (permalink) |
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Thank you. She was only 28 when she died.
When she was 15, she started acting out [like most teenagers do]. My mom took her to the doctor and he put her on an SSRI antidepressant. That quickly turned into a slew of prescription drugs, which seriously fucked her up. It was all downhill from there. When she legally became an adult, she began doctor shopping. Antidepressants, opiods, benzos. She was a walking pharmacy for a decade. She had 2 plastic containers [probably the size of a 24-pack of soda/beer] that were full of pills at all times. She also drank while medicated, which was super dangerous. She had to have a hysterectomy. Her insurance only covered 1 day of recovery, so the doctors sent her home before her pain was under control. She refused to stay with family while she recovered. She went home, self-medicated, accidentally overdosed and passed away. Her kids were only ~ 5, 6, 8 & 10 at the time. Horrible all around. |
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05-31-2018, 11:16 PM | #36114 (permalink) | |
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I'm truly sorry to hear about your brother. Losing a sibling is never easy. I honestly think that the U.S. [and other countries] should take Portugal's lead and legalize ALL drugs, treating addiction as a health problem, rather than a criminal issue. The U.S. states that have legalized recreational cannabis have had nothing but great results [fewer people incarcerated = less strain on tax payers, revenue from taxation of the cannabis funds infrastructure, decreased drug crime rates, etc.]. Though, I will say that the taxes on recreational cannabis can be egregious [Washington's is like 37%]. On a side note, I was thinking the other day. Don't remember what the medium was, but it was something about somebody cutting themself to relieve stress [self-harm]. And It got me to thinking, should addiction be classified as self-harm? |
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06-01-2018, 11:27 AM | #36116 (permalink) |
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Sorry to hear for both JTF and Merit. I as well have an older brother that will either die from a drug overdose or prison. Not implying you guys lost someone to drugs specifically. I haven't really known my older brother for 10+ years. I know it's not even close to the same thing as losing him entirely but I feel like it could happen any day. Haven't actually talked to him in that same amount of time.
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06-01-2018, 12:45 PM | #36117 (permalink) |
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My wife's cousin lost her son to opioids about a year ago. He went to bed the night before and never woke up. Just a teenager.
It's become a major epidemic back in New Hampshire.
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I hope I'm not coming off as not giving a **** but my brother burned so many bridges that it would take several years for him to fix the brother relationship we are supposed to have. It's tough to even call him my brother but by blood, we are. |
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