A pile of oxycodone, a highly addictive, schedule II controlled pain medication. (Flickr / Be.Futureproof )
Evan Blass is in pain, and it won't go away. Blass, 35, is the man behind @evleaks, a widely followed Twitter account that regularly publishes photos and information on unreleased smartphones. In 2004, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. Blass' condition has worsened in recent years, inflicting constant pain on his hips, back, and torso. To combat the pain, he relies on daily doses of opioid pharmaceuticals like oxycodone and fentanyl.
Until recently, Blass filled his prescriptions at a local CVS in Allentown, Pennsylvania, but when the pharmacy ran out of...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/22/5133204/walgreens-pain-medication-crackdown-affects-patients-who-need-them
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