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Is This Person Addicted to Alcohol-Prescription Drugs

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Barbara

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Date Posted: 11:50:53 07/08/02 Mon

Can someone please help me understand what addiction is & how I can tell an addicted personality?? I think my friend may have a possible addiction to precreiption medication (tylenol/codine?). He has a chronic back problem also. I had a prescription for tylenol/codine in my cabinet (12 pills) for surgery I had & never used that medication. My friend called me one day & said he was sorry that he had taken all the pills in my cabinet. I didn't even know they were gone or what pills he meant. I had 1 refill left on the prescription & he asked me to fill it. I did and in a weeks time those (12) pills were gone too. Now I look back & think he only told me initially about the missing pills incase I went looking for them to use. He also, I feel, has an alcohol problem. I have noticed him drinking heavily at times. Drinking & throwing/hiding Rumpleminz bottles in my trash & drinking early in the morning. I'm afraid for his health. Does it sound like this person has had the medication problem prior to me finding out he took all those pills or is this something that he just could have done because he had no medication at home & just wanted to have some available incase his back was bothering him. I'm beginning to feel duped & think he really has a problem. His eyes are dead & flat like there is no life there. They looked that way when I first met him. I believe he numbs himself & he is emotionaly shut down. What are some symptoms of pain medication addiction & alcohol addiction. I notice his extremities are always cold (arms,legs, feet, hands). One time he drank a whole bottle of Smirnoff vodka & got like the shakes. He layed in bed in the fetal position and his body was having spasms & he was really out of it. Please help me. He doens't think he has a problem with alcohol, but I have never discussed the prescription meds. This person is 51 years old & I don't think he is willing to change or can. Thank you.

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