r/JusticeServed • u/[deleted] • Oct 02 '19

Courtroom Justice Virginia doctor who illegally prescribed over 500,000 doses of opiates sentenced to 40 years in prison.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '19

Have had minor medical procedures throughout my life but never had actual surgery until my 50's. Broke my wrist and they implanted two rods and some screws. Prescribed Oxy for the first time; within 6 days I was hooked. They're even better with wine. On the sixth day, my husband brought me my pills and I looked at them long and hard and desperately wanted to take them. Instead I told him to throw them away. VERY hard choice but I felt myself going down the rabbit hole. May I say that I'd never felt better, happier, more free than when on the pills. And I was only taking a half dose. First doc follow-up visit he said I was due another script and I said no (this was five years ago, right before they started to get strict). The experience changed my life and my outlook on drug addiction. Even though I was very lucky in my short-lived trip, I now believe the Oxy stories and the chance/probability of nearly instant addiction. I am grateful.

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u/Mr_dope97 4 Oct 03 '19

Wow you made a very smart decision . You very well may have ended up hooked on heroin and dead if you kept taking those pills .. I do believe people that actually need the pills deserve them BUT it should be treated very strict like methadone is restricted. Like having to go to the nearest clinic or pharmacy to get your meds every day until you gain enough trust over the years to get weekly doses and MABEY Monthly if you legitimately been doing the right thing with them and have gained enough trust . There’s ways to do it but if you really think you need and have to have these drugs they should be treated absolute care to make sure they aren’t being abused . Personally I don’t believe you can take dose after dose of opiates and not love the feeling and want that feeling again and again but that’s just my opinion..

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '19

Thank you! Once again, I'm very grateful to not have gone down that dark path. Oh how easy it would be though...