From Prescription to Dependency: Getting Hooked

I kept getting kidney infections and kidney stones for months. My doctor kept giving me pain pills at first. I took them as prescribed...and then one two wasn't enough. So I took more and more. Before I knew it, I was hooked on them and after that I was totally a different person. I hate the person I became. I'm trying to change but its hard.

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