July 19, 2016
John is a carpenter, OPB is only using his first name for reasons that’ll become clear in this story.
John grew up in southern Oregon and for 20 years had a successful business installing kitchens. Then, in 2005, he was in a car crash. “I mean, fractured my neck, fractured my back. I had to have my right shoulder replaced," he said.
John was prescribed opioids to deal with the pain.
“After about four years I was on 160 milligrams of oxycontin … and then it was 56 milligrams of oxycodone and that went on for maybe four years.”
Today, he’s a mess. He lives in his pick-up truck and is in constant pain.
