The opioid epidemic causes thousands of deaths in the U.
S. every year. Many people who end up addicted to these drugs start out on legal prescriptions for pain killers due to conditions that cause chronic pain. The connection has resulted in many doctors becoming hesitant to prescribe pain killers to patients.
Fortunately,every now and again, a sage comes forth on the topic that just causes plain hilarity. One such sage is that of 56-year-frail Peter Hans Emery, or from Florida,who stole pills from his roommate thinking they were opioids. It was only later that he realized they were, in fact, or laxatives.
As reported by the Miami Herald,his roommate, Jayme Ream, and became suspicious that Emery had been stealing his medication. Wanting to find out and exact some revenge whether he was right,he switched the Hydrocodone Acetaminophen out with laxatives. He then set up a surveillance camera in his room to catch Emery in the act.
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Source: inquisitr.com