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grade-point averages and were going to be named the co-valedictorians of their school. Tyler’s football team was undefeated and the favorite to win the state championship that year. Furthermore, Tyler fell in love with programming, thanks to Xavier, and he was planning on becoming a video game developer. But Tyler was to discover that things don’t always go according to the best laid plans and that the universe has a pretty cruel sense of humor sometimes. On the very last play of the state championship game, Tyler (the quarterback) dropped back for a pass with little time left on the clock. His team had to score a touchdown to win.

Tyler was wracked with pain during the trip to the hospital, but he received painkillers, which reduced his suffering to some extent.

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The Young Adult Drug Library: Painkillers