Whoa, holy smoke, so sorry to hear that. Oh God that is terrible. Why would the doc cut him off like that though? Don’t they wean a patient off? I guess they can’t though, I mean they can prescribe less but that doesn’t mean the patient will take less. He must have been in a lot of pain to be prescribed opiates though. I smashed my kneecap about 27 years ago which was pain I couldn’t even describe, and not even then did they give me that stuff and that was in the 80s.
The doctor's office would call and instruct him to, "show up tomorrow with the remaineder of your prescription". When he didn't have the right amount left - done.
Opiates are still the best pain meds, I've taken them from time to time but unless I'm in a lot of pain, they put me into a very agitated, frenetic state.
I feel bad for his family but they are now released from the torment caused by his addiction. Addicts cannot be trusted, they do what it takes to get the next fix. He wasn't a bad guy, never known him to harm someone or speak poorly of another. He wasn't blessed with much intelligence but knew it and didn't carry a chip about it.
A life ended at 41, rest in peace Conz, it's over now.