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Heavy Toll

By Seth Wickersham

Thursday, December 4, 2008

He's going the wrong way. Polk Street in downtown Houston was empty when he made the turn, but when the streetlight ahead turns green, his Dodge truck will be head-on with three lanes of traffic. The drivers are honking, but he doesn't care. His pain drowns out the noise. He's on the phone with his doctor and is desperate for an appointment. His knees ache. His eyes are glassy, his lower lip pregnant with Berry Blend Skoal. One hand is on the wheel, the other searching for a 750-milligram Vicodi ...

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