A Dark Addiction

Andrea Bruce

The Washington Post

Benny lives in a small apartment with his wife and grandson. He shoots Lortab, a pain killer initially prescribed for a long list of injuries he's sustained working in the mines. 'That’s another thing that’s bad about pain,' he said. 'It depresses ya. Its terrible. Whats worse? Being a drug addict? There’s worse things than being a drug addict.'

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