Pharm Parties

Originally posted July 12,2008

Picture a kid (boy or girl your choice) coming into a house, parents in absentia, going into the kitchen or family room to a bowl. Laughing taking ribbing because this particular kid is late as usual. The kid takes a pill bottle out of her pocket and pours the contents into a large bowl of multicolored tablets and capsules. This child likes green so she picks a light green pill. She thinks she is being careful so she only takes one. She swallows it. Since there is an 80 on it, she has just swallowed 80 mg. of Oxycotin. This pill is time released so she will be feeling the effects for quite a while. Where did this pill come from? Another child visited his grandparents today. They were thrilled to see him. Teens are so busy these days that they don't get to see their grandson too often. During the visit, the child takes his grandfather's Oxycotin that he still has from his gallbladder surgery a year ago. He won't miss it because he does not need it anymore. This young girl and boy have just participated in a pharm party. Makes the "hairy buffalo yore" of frat parties pale by comparison, doesn't it?