I'm thinking of giving narcotic pain medication to a man who broke his arm even though I know the patient is addicted to this type of medication.
Why would you encourage him to relapse?
It's my dad. He went through addiction thirty years ago and broke his arm 13 years ago.
This is a bad idea for a bunch of reasons. First because it's wrong to give narcotics to someone who's been addicted to them. But also, you shouldn't be giving pain medication to your dad at all.
Why not? It is all taken care of. We don't run out and only take enough.
He broke his arm thirteen years ago, there is no need for him to take narcotics now. Giving narcotics to a former addict is never okay and will promote them to relapse.