Author: randiredmonoster

When my 15 year old son, Gary, was screaming in pain from complications from Crohn’s Disease in the ER, a young doctor injected him with something that instantly calmed my son’s out of control pain. I didn’t ask what it was because I was grateful that he finally seemed comfortable. An hour later, my son asked the nurse for another “hit.” His choice of words shocked me. He already had enough medical issues, the possibility of pediatric opioid addiction as a by-product of medical care scared me to my core. Fortunately, the NG (naso-gastric) tube, that carries food and medicine…

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