The Story about “Dan” a teenage boy who’s been addicted to OxyContin for two years. And it all started when a co-worker offered her a quick fix for his headache. He was paying between $50 per pill, to the same co-worker. She then began embezzling from her workplace, Costco, to be able to afford the pills. The co-worker had a prescription for them for an old injury that no longer hurt. But she lied to her doctor and kept getting the pills, and sold them to Dan.

Surprisingly, it doesn’t look like the co-worker is being prosecuted - which I find absolutely unbelievable. She broke the law, and really endangered someone’s life in the process. And now she might be going to jail.

We can assume that Dan is now getting help through an addiction treatment center, but this shows you just how easy it is to get hooked. Perfectly innocent circumstances on the part of the addict - she just wanted to get rid of her headaches - that turned into a disaster.

Do you know anyone with an OxyContin addiction or dependency? Or another prescription drug addiction? If so, do them a favor and help them get into treatment before their life is ruined, too.