It is just occurring to me as I write
this, that Andrew, in his use of OxyContin, was managing his incredible chronic
pain. If he had arthritis or cancer, the
OxyContin would have been prescribed for him.
Mental illness is still poorly
understood, under treated, under diagnosed, maybe incurable, and often seriously
debilitating. People with serious mental illness are frequently
perceived as antisocial. They can be misunderstood, punished and / or exploited
because we do not understand that their behavior is caused by a physical malady
and / or an effort to self-medicate their pain with drugs that can worsen their
ability to cope.
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