They got knocked into the toilet. My dog ate my homework. Oh, and it ate my pain medication. ... They got stolen.

If you think you have a problem with painkillers, you do have a problem with painkillers. Just get help.

Once addiction takes place, the patient has no choice but to continue to use. Physiological and neurological changes take place in the brain. You can actually see the changes that have taken place in the brain.

It doesn't mean you're a bad person. It doesn't mean that you've become morally bankrupt. It means you've become a sick person and you really need to seek help to become a well person.

Very few of these people make it to a treatment facility. They usually find another source. They usually doctor shop. They usually have more than one doctor for their illegal source of drugs.

I think the shock of the event prevents you from feeling anything. I did not feel any pain at all.