Narcotics Are Not M&Ms — A Recovering Addict’s Tale

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Earlier in the week, I found myself in the emergency room of a local hospital. I had a list of symptoms and wanted to get checked out in order to make sure I wasn’t having some sort of cardiac issue. When the EKG came up normal, the ER doc on call ordered some blood work and a chest x-ray. When nothing emergent was found I was discharged with two scrips — one for aspirin and one for Xanax.