It's wrong to steal people's pain meds.
Pam has been having back pains for a while and knows her roommate, who has chronic pain, has pain meds in her dresser.
Pam wants the pain to stop.
Pam goes to the clinic and asks a doctor for something to alleviate her back pain.
Pam takes her roommate's pain meds without asking first.
Pam is feeling better and her roommate still has her pain meds when she needs them.
Pam's roommate finds her pain meds are gone when she looks for them in the evening and spends the night being in pain.