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3 ex-prescription drug addicts' stories

Published: July 10, 2011 10:23 PM
By CAROL POLSKY  carol.polsky@newsday.com

Carolyn Alfieri (left) and Jenna Montalbano (right) have

Photo credit: Danielle Finkelstein / Handout | Carolyn Alfieri (left) and Jenna Montalbano (right) have struggled with addiction.

Opiate painkillers like Vicodin, Percocet and OxyContin have been easy to obtain and easy to get addicted to. Here are stories of three ex-addicts:

The love of her life

Carolyn Alfieri 41, of Huntington, ruefully remembers very clearly the date she first took OxyContin.

"It was Dec. 15, 2000. You always remember the date you meet the love of your life."

At 21, she started...

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