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Irish_Dem

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1. A similar thing happened to a friend of mine.
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 08:19 AM
Oct 28

This is a long time friend with no history of drug or alcohol use at all.
Stable history, upstanding citizen.

She had fallen and broken her hip, was in a lot of pain and nursing home was giving her pain
meds. One night she said she wanted to try skipping one dose of the pain meds, and would
take it later if she needed it. She was afraid of getting addicted to the stuff.

The staff didn't like this idea and reported her.
She was shocked when the nursing director accused her of hoarding drugs to sell them!

This friend had made some polite complaints prior about the conditions in the nursing home.
This was their revenge we figured.

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