Flea: Drug Temptation is a Bitch
FLEA on the dangers of addiction to prescription painkillersâŠ
Time Magazine Interview regarding the drug addiction crisis
Published February 22nd 2018
âWhat if your dealer was someone youâd trusted to keep you healthy since you were a kid?â
Many who are suffering today were introduced to drugs through their healthcare providers. When I was a kid, my doctor would give me a butterscotch candy after a checkup. Now, theyâre handing out scripts. Itâs hard to beat temptation when the person supplying you has a fancy job and credentials and itâs usually bad advice not to trust them.
A few years ago I broke my arm snowboarding and had to have major surgery. My doctor put me back together perfectly, and thanks to him I can still play bass with all my heart. But he also gave me two-month supply of Oxycontin. The bottle said to take four each day. I was high as hell when I took those things. It not only quelled my physical pain, but all my emotions as well. I only took one a day, but I was not present for my kids, my creative spirit went into decline and I became depressed. I stopped taking them after a month, but I could have easily gotten another refill.
Perfectly sane people become addicted to these medications and end up dead. Lawyers, plumbers, philosophers, celebrities â addiction doesnât care who you are.
There is obviously a time when painkillers should be prescribed, but medical professions should be more discerning. Itâs also equally obvious that part of any opioid prescription should include follow-up, monitoring and a clear solution and path to rehabilitation if anyone becomes addicted. Big pharma could pay for this with a percentage of their huge profits.
Addiction is a cruel disease, and the medical community, together with the government, should offer help to all of those who need it.
Life hurts. The world is scary and itâs easier to take drugs than work through pain, anxiety, injustice and disappointment. But by starting with gratitude for the rough times, and valuing the lessons of our difficulties, weâve got the opportunity to rise above them and be healthier and happier individuals who live above the strong temptation of addiction. - Flea 2018
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