Wormwood Dawn (Episode VIII) by Crae Edward

Author:Crae, Edward [Crae, Edward]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2016-02-27T05:00:00+00:00

“So,” Grace said to Travis. “You used to be a doctor?”

Travis shrugged, grinning. “Used to be,” he said. “But shit happens I guess.”

Grace took a drink of her “freshly brewed” instant coffee. “What kind of shit?”

“Well,” Travis began, scratching his head. “I was prescribing medications off-label, and AMA or the FDA didn’t like that.”

“What kinds of meds?”

“Suboxone,” Travis said. “It’s used to treat opiate addiction, but I was giving it to patients for depression.”

“Why?”

“European doctors have been doing it for a long time,” Travis explained. “It works really well for people who don’t respond well to standard psychotropics.”

“Ah,” Grace said. “I see.”

Travis nodded, hoping Grace wouldn’t think badly of him.

“Did it work?” she asked.

“Actually it did,” he said. “Several patients went on to get their lives back together with new hope. But, of course, I was labeled as a drug dealer for not using what the big pharm companies wanted. It’s all just about the money, man. Nobody cares about patients anymore.”

“Why did these patients not respond well to psych drugs?”

Travis shook his head. “Some people just don’t. They have bad reactions, suicidal thoughts, extreme anxiety, or sometimes just the opposite effect of what the drug is supposed to do. They came to me as a last resort since all the shrinks wanted to do was… zombify them with mind poison.”

“Right,” Grace said, nodding with an understanding smile. “I took Paxil when I was a teenager. It didn’t do shit.”

Travis smiled. He liked Grace. Other than Max, and to a certain degree, Dan, Grace was about the only person who really understood things from his own point of view. Even Eric was skeptical of his ideas, although he did agree that “big pharma” was dangerous.

“I’ve noticed Dan popping pills,” Grace said. “What’s that about?”

Travis shook his head. “Ah, that’s his thing. He loves pain killers, and sometime the ADHD meds. I’ve never seen him get too high or anything. He just uses them the same way I prescribed Suboxone I guess.”

“Is he a good leader?”

“Yeah,” Travis said, nodding. “Yeah. Really good. He’s not afraid of shit, and he’s a lot tougher and smarter than he looks. He and Drew survived out there for a long time by themselves. They were all fucked up most of the time, too.”

Grace chuckled. “Whatever works, I suppose.”

Travis got up from the table. “I think I’ll have a glass of wine. Would you like some?”

“No thank you,” Grace replied. “I had enough whiskey earlier.”

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