Hope your Dad is well along in his recovery, Cigarsarge. Morphine is was once known as "The nectar of the gods," and for a good reason!
I once assisted in a vasectomy clinic in Cleveland in the mid-70s. The place had this very extensive counselling process to make sure that the patients,, nearly all married, knew that the procedure was essentially irreversible, and that their motivation was "correct," whatever the hell that means. I can't tell you how many guys would get a little intravenous valium, get a shi*-eatin' grin, and confess "Hey, the real reason I'm getting this is so I don't get my girlfriend pregnant."