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..

& soon one day he was brought in overdosed, unresponsive… attempts were made to resuscitate… He was just…