Driving an Ambulance in the Age of Narcan
I was 35 before I understood, truly, deeply understood why people become addicted to opiods. Prior to 35 never had pain medication of any kind. Got a kidney stone, writhing in pain, vomiting, couldn't quit crying. The pain is the worst you can experience.<p>IV Morphine wasn't touching it. Then she came in. An older lady and told me it was going to be alright. She pulled a syringe up and I was blubbering in pain, crying and explaining to her I would do anything to make the pain stop and how I<p>I quit talking. I quit crying. I was comfortable. Happy. Content. The world was fine.<p>It was Dilaudid.<p>When I was released it occurred to me that this is how people feel when using the drugs.<p>The best explanation I've ever heard is from a reddit comment:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9huWlXFA1s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9huWlXFA1s</a>