Topic : 02/06 Pill Popping Twins

HI Dr. Phil,

I am a single parent and have been from day one with both of my beautiful children, I could never imagine being in the position these two twins are in.  Their poor children, which should be removed from both households and in the custody of someone else for good, are the victims here and will be now for the rest of their lives.  They should not be living with their mother; what is this teaching them, when the going gets tough, run home where they can have more money for drugs as they probably don't pay anything in terms of mortgage, rent, hydro, cable, phone, etc.?  What kind of lesson is their mother teaching them still at their ages?  I hope you really find help for these two twins and that they WANT it, as well as for the rest of the family and friends. Their younger sister did the right thing by calling you, however, I have to agree with another message, she shoudl be calling the police and CFS.  Good luck, looking forward to part II.

Good for you!!!! It not only feels good physically But I bet it feels amazing to be handling things in a way that you can be proud of!!! :-)

~Nixi

I can not believe my eyes!!!    Yvette or Yvonne (twins--can't tell them apart)--the one sideways on the couch--is just like my sister and I am just like Maria.  Watching the show made me feel SO uncomfortable because of the fact that I felt like my sister was in the room.  My sister is bipolar, as well as an addict.  She has attempted suicide.  She has lost custody of her son and pushed her older daughters away.  She has threatened to kill my mom numerous times.  It's just ludacris!!  In my state, there is no help available to someone who's not willing--or in her case--able to help themselves.  She freaks out, gets an abulance ride to the hospital, they hold her for 48, 72, or 96 hours, change her meds all around--without even waiting to see if the med change will work, and then send her home.  She is SO hateful, vengeful, mean, ugly, and evil to everyone aroud her.  I don't claim to know all of Yvette and Yvonne's story, but the way the one sister was reacting to Maria just blew my mind.  I would really like to speak with Maria and see just how she handles it.  I struggle everyday with it.  Wow.  That's all I can really say is, Wow. 

This is such a sad situation. I recognize the accent of these girls and can tell they probably don't live very far from me. In Louisiana so many things go on without a word of disapproval being spoken because people think that it is just what we do down here. The drinking, the pills, the gambling but it is not right. Those poor kids have to watch this everyday. The twins, the mom, and the kids all need help to deal with the trama of this situation. The twins don't realize what they are doing to their kids everyday. They make think it's nothing or normal but those kids need love and attention not yelling and being cursed out.

I'm sorry but I have no sympathy for these 2 women.  You might think I'm heartless but I have a valid reason.  I am a person who struggles daily with chronic pain from a back injury.  I am forced to take pain meds one being Methadone.  Because of these twins and others like them it has become so difficult for legitamate patients to get the prescriptions they need because of people that are abusing the drugs!  When I get my prescriptions I must go to the doctor for a full visit, they cannot just give refill for a few months like most other medications.  The Federal Drug Enforcement Agencies has put in place so many rules so that abusers won't get their hands on these drugs and put them on the street for people to take for fun.  So because of that my doctor office visits are more money and so are the pills!  So do I feel sorry for them? NO way! 

If they really had a clue what real pain is they wouldn't be doing what they are doing.  These women take the drugs to escape.  They have no chronic pain, they are just abusing.  Because of them and others I suffer.  Sure I get my medications but I now pay alot more for them and I also cannot even fill them a day ahead of time due to the Federal rules.  You can only fill them on the 30th day that you are out, so if you go to your local drugstore and they are out, oh well too bad.  So you then spend your day driiving from drugstore to drugstore to fill your prescriptions, all because of people who abuse the drugs that we need.  My pain doesn't even allow me to drive to I have to call upon family to drive me to my doctors and drugstores.  Rediculous if you ask me because in the end the people who are abusers will ALWAYS get their drugs, and the real pain patients suffer! 

These two need to be arrested and put away maybe then they will learn how wonderful their life really is.  They have beautiful children and they could care less.  Disgusting.  I wish I had half of what they have.  Because of my back injury I can no longer work, I'm lucky if I can shower for the day or make my meals.  Yet here these two are popping xanax (which I cant even get because xanax and methdone are a no-no) and methadone and whatever they can get their hands on I'm sure.  Nope sorry no sympathy here I hope the police catch up to them if you want the truth. 

I’ve been caught in a “Government Bureaucracy” for 6 years now and instead of trying to find out the cause of my pain – they send me to a Pain Management Clinic and every 30 days he prescribes me:

• Methadone
• Percocet
• Lyrica
• Tizanudine
• Lyrica
• Lunesta

I want off these drugs – if I stop I’m not in compliant with my treatment plan - can anyone offer me advice if I decide to go off these meds myself –

Please – email me!!