A Mother's Pain: Deb Ware and her 22-year-old son Sam open their home to AP to shine a light on the pharmaceutical opioid addiction that has fractured their family. By KristenGelineau.
FOUNTAINDALE, Australia — On Australia’s Central Coast, around two hours north of Sydney, the Ware family is one of thousands across the country now locked in a life-or-death fight against opioid addiction.Australia is facing its own crisis of surging opioid prescriptions and fatal overdoses
Sam’s addiction began three years ago, after a doctor prescribed him an opioid following a wisdom tooth extraction. He was entranced by the buzz the pills gave him, and wanted more. His crippling addiction nearly killed him again and again. In the past 12 months, he has overdosed more than 60 times.
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