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.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 II quit talking. I quit crying. I was comfortable. Happy. Content. The world was fine.It was Dilaudid.When I was released it occurred to me that this is how people feel when using the drugs.The best explanation I've ever heard is from a reddit comment:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9huWlXFA1s