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Vicodin's Adoption: A Short Story
He was 12, his roommate was experiencing Vicodin withdrawals. Him and his roommate took a pill of Vicodin and cheeked it, put it in their mouth between their teeth and cheeks and let it dissolve. With Vicodin being exceedingly addictive, it only took one pill and he started to undergo withdrawals. His life, continuing to progress for the worst, experiencing withdrawals and beginning to steal alcohol, no one wanted to adopt him and give him a chance since he was constantly in trouble and couldn’t take the time to deal with the problems he brought. A month later the withdrawals finally simmered down, but then he resorted to harming himself, becoming numb to the feeling of a razor blade against his wrists. He drank the pain away, throwing up all
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