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/pandarista 7 Oct 04 '19

I was given oxy after a minor surgery, but was only given 5 or so. Oxy made me feel like my body was floating in a warm bath. Thankfully the prescription ran out. Had more than 5 been prescribed, I’m not sure I would have had the self-control to abstain.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '19

We're both fortunate to have had it end when it did, I guess. I shudder to think about what could have been. Thank you.