Out of curiosity I looked up opioid laws in Texas, assuming she gets her prescription filled there. Opioids are Schedule II drugs in the USA.
“For the treatment of acute pain, a practitioner may not: (1) issue a prescription for an opioid in an amount that exceeds a10-day supply; or (2) provide for a refill of an opioid.”
and
"A prescription issued by a doctor licensed in another state, but not licensed in Texas, may be filled in Texas, if a true doctor-patient relationship exists."
and
"However, the patient may see the practitioner in a follow up appointment and receive another opioid prescription for up to 10 days. The law does not limit how many times this may occur."
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I couldn't find a maximum dosage prescribed for Texas but seems to be between 30mg and 120mg per day.
Anna has found herself a quack with little to no adherence to a code of ethics, so as long as she keeps paying him, she can get her "mysterious" medications.
Some farmers called it and after looking it up, I agree that a pain killer addiction arc is incoming. Anna sounds high as hell claiming she *forgot* to take her meds. That's as believable as her claiming to forget to eat in the Ozempic ad she did.
This is probably the first time in her adult life she hasn't been in chronic daily pain, especially now that she's getting older and fatter. So she really cooked up a story that covers all the basis. Lipedema that causes ~pain and congestion~ and could harm vital organs, plus all her other genetic illnesses and conditions and chronic bullshit-itis. So she's got excuses for being super morbidly obese, excuses for vanity cosmetic surgery, excuses for 24/7 compression wear, and now excuses to stay high as a kite on pain killers.