No, your worms are not dead. Drugs, while more systemic, also make you a lot more toxic, which allows more to just move right back in and lay eggs, which hatch out every day.
I'm sure you wouldn't dare take that drug every day. And it doesn't kill but one or two types, (while you could be infested with a bunch of other types) and none of the eggs.
And your masters in writing is from where? My bachelors in communication arts is from Pacific Lutheran University, magna cum laude.
But I'm off to lunch... You never answered if you enjoyed your days off.