I Have an Uncle That Gets 120 Percocet 10’s a Month and Runs Out of Them After a Few Days, Then He Goes the To?

Question by ghost: I have an uncle that gets 120 percocet 10’s a month and runs out of them after a few days, then he goes the to?
the ER everyday and calls and whines to his doctor until he can get them refilled the month. I’m kind of wondering why he takes them all in a few days. And why he goes to the emergency room constantly for pain shots.

I’ve been to the ER for a back problem and they made me wait forever. They drew blood and then some doctor gave me 15 ultram 50 mg. pills. I found it to be expensive and a waste of time and energy.

I was cut off of norco 5/325 because a group home I stayed at for a little over a month had a problem with me asking for them as a PRN twice a day. A CMA told me in anger that she was faxing my doctor to say I was asking for to many narcotics. So I wrote her head boss, and the one nurse on staff took me into her office and called me a drug addict, and said she was sending me to a drug rehab during the day. So I obviously left the group home that day in disgust. And they got my food stamps taken away, and it took a month to get them back.

Anyway, how come my uncles doctor keeps tolerating his behavior, but I get cut off of norco 5/325 twice a day for a complaint from a group home that I was “abusing” them?

Seems like a double standard.

And my uncle drinks beer and smokes pot all the time. And I do neither of these things.
Well Chico, I understand that it’s tragic that your son died from that mixture. Please know that I do not drink. Also, I am more worried for my uncle than jealous. His health is bad from drug abuse. His back is fine. He just takes them all and washes it down with beer and smokes pot. And that is not something I envy. I’m not wanting to drink, I don’t like pot, and I don’t want to die at a young age. I’ve known people who have died young, and I can understand your frustration. It does make me think a little bit less about wanting medication with acidomedphen in it that can be abused. I guess I will stick to my normal medication and pray my uncle lives longer than he is trying to.
For Chico, I did tell my uncle over the phone about your son dying at 29 from hydrocodone, soma and drinking beer. My uncle is so high he just ignored me and went on to talk about how he got a shot of delota at the hospital. I guess I can try to warn someone, but he sure doesn’t want to listen. But I did think of what you said about your son.

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Answer by Melissa
Your uncle needs help. You know this but the problem is that your uncle doesn’t. I suggest you get him the help he needs and be thankful for the help you received.

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