[Ghengis]

Based on the above figures, I came up with a similar conclusion. While it might make me woozy or knock me out, someone in chronic pain might well be able to tolerate that number of pills and still function.

That's baby stuff to an addicted person in chronic pain. I have seen folks in much, much worse situations with their addictions.

I once saw a truck driver come in for treatment who was so strung out from prescription meds that he did not recall a trip he had completed in a straight run from California to Ohio. Now that's the kind of scary stuff prosecutors should be worried about with addictions and prescription meds.

[Enterprise]

"he did not recall a trip he had completed in a straight run from California to Ohio."

WOW! Now THAT was some trip! Reminds me of a story I heard once of a businessman who was also a function alcoholic. He would make a lot of very successful deals while he was in "blackout." When he was sober he couldn't recall any details of the meeting.