Prescription drug abuse. The opioid epidemic.

He’s readmitted this time in less than a month Analgesics, the stronger, potent ones, intravenous shots of those were all he’d want

For he had this chronic ailment, so suffered he with pain crisis Now addiction to these drugs was a bigger problem, than his underlying disease

Realizing his dependence, he was denied those pills, but now he’d have withdrawal. Anxiety, agitation.. WE grew this monster within him, so besides his illness, he was dealing with it all

Severe anemia, intolerable pain, low oxygen level But craving he was for drugs, WE had once hooked him on to, while actively dying was his each cell

To drug dealers he fled now, leaving against medical advice Not to forget, he was made a victim of addiction now, not so much of his disease

and soon one day he was brought in overdosed, unresponsive, attempts were made to resuscitate He was just in his early 20s, but we, our system killed him, he wouldn’t ever be back now, it was just too late

-ELIXIR VITAE- A Story of her Love

-Pallavi Aneja MD

Disclaimer: Any resemblance to any situation or person, dead or alive, is purely coincidental. The above is part of a fiction book- ELIXIR VITAE- A story of her Love, by Pallavi Aneja MD.