re: I was appointed to the AL Council on Opiod Misuse and Addiction (UPDATE #2)

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It has allowed me to avoid taking opiods completely.

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In an ideal world, this would be the goal. Once you get a taste, you want more.

However, this committee will most likely be chaired by doctors, and no offense to any doctors out there, but this is akin to the wolves guarding the hen house.

Our goal should be to decrease drug dependency.

Fun fact #2: It is estimated that nearly 65% of all Alabama prisoners are addicts.