Today is International overdose awareness day.

Are you taking any pain medications Soley because your doctor offered them to you?

I don’t know the exact statistics but and astonishingly large amount of  people that find themselves addicted to opiates, and many nowadays who find themselves strung out on heroin , were originally prescribed legal pain medication from their doctor for a legitimate medical situation. 

Do you really need that Vicodin or Percacet or could an 800 mg ibuprofen have done the trick? 

Don’t be naive. Please.