My GP prescribed painkillers for tummy pain at 16 – I began popping them like sweets until £1,000-a-day heroin addiction

My GP prescribed painkillers for tummy pain at 16 – I began popping them like sweets until £1,000-a-day heroin addiction

A MUM who was prescribed strong painkillers for tummy issues quickly became addicted to the drugs and ended up turning to heroin and crack cocaine. Caitlin Atkins, now 32, was prescribed tramadol and codeine phosphate when she was admitted to hospital at 16 for tummy issues that turned out to be polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)....

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