HIV/AIDS — Worldwide/Unknown
She became addicted to painkillers over a decade ago, when a car wreck left her with a broken back and doctors prescribed OxyContin [oxycodone] during her recovery. Then came a new prescription opiate, Opana [oxymorphone], easily obtained on the street and more potent when crushed, dissolved in water, and injected. She did just that, many times a day, sometimes sharing needles with other addicts.
Last month [April 2015], the thin, 45-year-old woman learned the unforgiving consequences. She
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