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Lock it up. Don't let your prescription become someone else's drug.

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“If you leave them laying around, they’re going to end up in the wrong hands.”

Anyone can struggle with addiction. Listen to what Lucas has to say about their struggles with opioid addiction. If you or someone you know feels lost and unsure of where to turn, call the Resource Hotline. A Care Coordinator will help you find your personal path to recovery. Don’t wait. Learn more at AvoidOpioidSD.com/Care-Coordination.

Like any good addict will do, “Can I get a drink of water? Can I use your bathroom?”

You know, you check the kitchen cupboards, the bathroom cupboards, and sure enough there’s this big bottle of Vicodin. So, I take a handful. A few days later, I go back and take more and take more. The real addict in me took over and I grabbed the entire bottle and took them as my own, thinking they wouldn’t notice.

If you are on prescription pain medication, and you need them, don’t leave them in your bathroom cabinet. Don’t put them above the kitchen sink. Addicts are intuitive about where to look for prescription pain killers. Keep your prescription close to you. If you leave them laying around, they’re going to end up in the wrong hands. The truth of it is… is that while it’s your medicine, it’s another person’s drug.

Storing medication securely keeps everyone safe. To remove the risk, order your free medication lock box at AvoidOpioidSD.com.

Addiction is a disease.

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Anyone can struggle with addiction. Listen to what Lucas has to say about their struggles with opioid addiction.

If you or someone you know feels lost and unsure of where to turn, call the Resource Hotline. A Care Coordinator will help you find your personal path to recovery. Don’t wait. Learn more at AvoidOpioidSD.com/Care-Coordination.

It took a long time to realize that addiction is a disease. Addiction is so much more than bad choices. Rational minds don’t make that choice, that’s what addiction does. It overtakes everything about you. And I had to learn how to live again. The help is there and you just need to go find it.

I knew something was wrong.

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Anyone can struggle with addiction. Listen to what Lucas has to say about their struggles with opioid addiction.

If you or someone you know feels lost and unsure of where to turn, call the Resource Hotline. A Care Coordinator will help you find your personal path to recovery. Don’t wait. Learn more at AvoidOpioidSD.com/Care-Coordination.

After eleven years, and looking back, I don’t know who that kid was. When it came to the prescription painkillers, there was just something different. Nothing could just grip me the way that those pills did. 2:00 in the morning, 2:00 at night, and at least stretch this out for a couple weeks and never once did I make it a week. And I knew something was wrong, I just, I didn’t know how to change it. I wanted to be done with opiates. It’s not a light switch. You cannot just turn it on or turn it off.

Addicts aren’t bad people, they’re a good person who’s on a bad path.

If you go to your doctor and talk to them, let them know, you’re addicted or you’re concerned about addiction. Get that process going. The longer you wait, the harder it’s going to be.

Lock it up. Don't let your prescription become someone else's drug.
Addiction is a disease.
I knew something was wrong.

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