Gypsy Rose Blanchard

I absolutely do think that it was an addiction to painkillers.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

It was originally my first exposure was from pain medication from after having surgery.

It was originally my first exposure was from pain medication from after having surgery.

It was originally my first exposure was from pain medication from after having surgery.

And so that was accidental. So it started off with, okay, they prescribed me this pain medicine. Oh, it makes me feel different. It makes me feel kind of numb. And so after that point, that's when I slowly started to take more and more and more and slowly abused it.

And so that was accidental. So it started off with, okay, they prescribed me this pain medicine. Oh, it makes me feel different. It makes me feel kind of numb. And so after that point, that's when I slowly started to take more and more and more and slowly abused it.

And so that was accidental. So it started off with, okay, they prescribed me this pain medicine. Oh, it makes me feel different. It makes me feel kind of numb. And so after that point, that's when I slowly started to take more and more and more and slowly abused it.

Right.

Right.

Right.

It's hard whenever you have someone, you know, there's nobody there to tell you to stop or to pull you away from the edge, but instead encourage. So my mom was on pain medication herself as well as Xanax. And so she would give me what we call a cocktail. And so that would be a mixture of oxycodone and Xanax together.

It's hard whenever you have someone, you know, there's nobody there to tell you to stop or to pull you away from the edge, but instead encourage. So my mom was on pain medication herself as well as Xanax. And so she would give me what we call a cocktail. And so that would be a mixture of oxycodone and Xanax together.

It's hard whenever you have someone, you know, there's nobody there to tell you to stop or to pull you away from the edge, but instead encourage. So my mom was on pain medication herself as well as Xanax. And so she would give me what we call a cocktail. And so that would be a mixture of oxycodone and Xanax together.

Yes. I mean, downers for sure. I've never tried uppers, but I have had downers. And it put me in a state of numbness. And I liked being there.

Yes. I mean, downers for sure. I've never tried uppers, but I have had downers. And it put me in a state of numbness. And I liked being there.

Yes. I mean, downers for sure. I've never tried uppers, but I have had downers. And it put me in a state of numbness. And I liked being there.

I mean, I definitely feel a lot of regrets because that's, you know, not behavior that I would ever condone or am proud of. But it does put it in perspective as to like what mind frame I was in.