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1959859 tn?1331741157

Unreal!!!!

I just wanted to post a statistic that I just heard on a show I was watching.  Prescription drugs kill a person every 19 minutes in the United States every day and is growing.  They kill more people than alll illegal drugs combined.  That means in the next hour close to 4 people will die from drugs prescribed by a doctor........Just something to think about....and it is pretty deep.  


Get and stay sober!!! Your life is not worth a pill......
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1954418 tn?1327275446
I was taking up to 30 narcotics mixed a day this statistic is scary and shocking but I needed to read this. Thank you it keeps me stay sober!
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1959859 tn?1331741157
Kell,

I was taking 120 to 130 mgs per day and some days the norcos with 10 somas....I do believe i am here for a reason....Good luck to you.

IWe all have choices, and I chose to live.....
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At one time i took 10 plus loratabs a day the moved on to oxycontin  120mgs a day plus loratabs at the same time.... Im lucky i didn't od.  God wants me around for a reason
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Man, I thought I was freaking out with my 30mg a day problem! You guys are champs. I'm a lightweight. I shouldn't even be here!
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1954418 tn?1327275446
I agree with all your posts god has a purpose and I hope to full fill it soon! Wondering217 don't think like that your here for the same reason we are! I was scared taking that many trust me I just couldn't stop myself! My tolerance was so high I just kept taking them till I felt something. It is very scary looking back!
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1374653 tn?1289239473
Whenever, I consider the amount of pills I was ingesting at the height of my addiction, I worry about the damage to my liver.  I actually went to Dr and had a test done a few years back and everything was good, but that was years ago.  The human body is an amazing thing if you think about it.
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That is a very scary scary fact!!  Wow!
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495284 tn?1333894042
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Prescription drug abuse is No.1 now and growing.  I just went to a funeral a week ago for a man who had od'd.  It was heartbreaking knowing there was another way for him only he just couldnt see that.  He was only 43.
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