Oxycontin

[Foufer]

Do the people who abuse this drug realize what they are doing to those who really need it? Studies show that 99% of those who are taking this for pain do not abuse it. Because so many do, those of us that function in spite of illness may be denied what we need and do not abuse. Seems pretty selfish to me. Next time you think about crushing, snorting or injecting this drug, think about those who are truly in pain and whom you may be screwing.

[Imdone12]

I'm pretty sure that your posting in the wrong place. This place is for addicts not for people like you that want to come in here and give us a bed time. We barely think about was our using does to out family so do you really think that we're gonna care about some effect it may or may not have on a stranger

[MikeInFrance]

I agree Imdone.... In the height of our using we wouldn't think of something like that but Foufer is here to explain it to us now...so ready Foufer? Go.....

[dominosarah]

I have thought about this many times since i have cleaned up.  I will only speak for myself here but yes i was very selfish in my using days.  I didnt care about anything other than feeding my addiction.  Educate yourself on addiction, using is just a symptom.  All the best, sara

[lostmakeupgirl]

I am speaking for myself and myself alone: many people never intend to abuse any drug we get lost hence my name I personally have never taken oxy my doc is hydrocodone which I was legitimately prescribed because I got hit by a car who ran a red light going 50mph I have been to hell and back in my life and I bet I know a lot more about pain than you do I find your post rude and insensitive you don't know what the next person is going thru I have been prescribed meds a variety of times from the age of 12 when I was gang raped then at 19 when I was pregnant and got stabbed in the stomach by my childs father (my child lived btw and I raise her alone with no govt assitance or child support) not to mention all the times my face and various bones were broken by my alchie dad I grew up in the projects of houston tx I never had anything everything I have I worked for! Many people who become addicts needed the meds in to start who are you to judge when you don't know what they have been thru? Nobody comes here for pity just understanding and if you can't do that take your negativity elsewhere we are all trying to recover thanks!

[dominosarah]

Foufer has some valid points here.  Many patients who have chronic pain do have trouble getting pain meds due to the abuse by addicts.

[Climb_Strait]

I wonder if Foufer also goes into NA meetings talking this garbage or is it to much of a coward and just trolls the web? smdh

[ricart70]

I have reported this post I think it should be removed or moved,This forum is not for this type of inquiry

[bama88]

i agree with lostmakeupgirl. i also am a VALID PAIN MANAGEMENT PATIENT. i didn't think id become a junkie over oxycontin but i did. i didn't think id stoop to the lows i have done but i did. i also find it rude and non productive to tell addicts how selfish we are. and if you reread rhe post he/she is scared that we will be the reason the drug is pulled from his/her life. that is the start of addiction in itself.  reread how focused fourfer is on that. and fourfer is uneducated. 99% of oxycontin users don't abuse. ha. more like 99% do abuse. so where ever those statistics

[vicki595]

It's hard to understand how 1 can ruin it for 99. Nothing else works that way...

[bama88]

some people get off on feeling like they need to justify why they take pain medicine when deep down inside they know they don't need oxycontin. so don't let this one rude self justifying uneducated person get to us. there will be a day when they can't get their fix that their body has learned to depend on..yet that person will beg a low down drug addict for help. this is a person i wouldn't spit on to save their guts if they were on fire. but one day. one day they will be begging for help too. hope fourfer has the best day of his/her life by picking on us. i hope his/her doctors cuts them off cold. then he/she will get it then. time is on our side.

[lostmakeupgirl]

Well said bama! Bama has really been helping me as I detox I love all the support that there is here and if I offended any sorry just do not appreciate anyone trying to make assumptions about any of us! We all have a story and struggles and I fully believe that we can overcome this battle together! This forum is all I have: I have no family or support system except for this and do not want to see it ruined by people who do not understand or want to aid in the recovery efforts being made by each of us!

[bama88]

lostmakeupgirl. don't take your opinion back...i mean it. and everyone knows oxycontin was designed for terminal patients in the beginning. and if you need oxycontin to get thru your day. i think you dependant. and what's the difference from dependant than addiction? a word. a word. you'll still go thru detox and withdralwls. 99% is just ignorant. obviously this person needs to justify their use. this person just posted and ran. come out come out wherever you are fourfer. i double dog dare you.

[charliej41]

U right bama I I was sent to pain management after I got hurt. I am disabled from my 40 foot fall they Tryed to say I b on pain pill the rest of my life not saying that they got me addicted but they dident help even when I told them I whanted to stop I just quit going  now 23 day clean and I hurt but it just telling me I still alive

[lostmakeupgirl]

:) its sad that this person obviously has so many issues that they feel the need to try to attack people who are willing to admit their problems and try to change! At least we know what we are and we have the strength to try! Everyone on here is strong because we are willing to attempt change!

[vicki595]

YIKES !!!

[Climb_Strait]

lol @ bama "double dog dare" that takes me back.

[ricart70]

jeee     rryy!!       jeeeee   rrryy!

[snakejones]

I'm afraid I don't even understand your post. If, as you say, "99% of people taking [Oxycontin] for pain do not abuse it", that would be a phenomenally wonderful percentage, and doctors would not be afraid to prescribe it at all.
Oxycontin isn't going anywhere, and don't worry, you'll get your share. Sounds like you need a tranquilizer dart to go with that.
This forum  comprises people of all ages, colors, religions, income, and each has a story about why they are here. Many of our members started taking opiates for medical problems. This is a close-knit group that has been through hell together, and has some of the nicest, most supportive people you'd ever want to meet. Your level of ignorance is astonishing, and your judgmental attitude benefits no one. Please take your misconceptions with you, and don't come back.

[vicki595]

Tranquilizer dart ....... HAHAHAHAHAHA !

[bama88]

get em boo! want one of my spoons? lol. remind me to never tick off a group of addicts
ill get my butt handed to me. lol. gotta laugh at this. come here and stir us up. and i bet this person is sitting back laughing at this. he's a pervert who is sick. im not gonna waste any more time. lets not give this thread anymore power. this is the devil attacking us. so lets just move on to our newbies who need our support and help. i will file this name and if i see fourfer asking for help we'll show him what he wrote.

but as Jesus says...love thy enemies..and turn the other cheek.

[minn66]

I think OP does bring up a valid point. Just like there are people who can take a drink and then not touch it again for weeks, anything can be abused. When I first went to pain management I was annoyed at all the hoops I had to jump through to get some relief. I also believe there is a difference between physical dependency and addiction. I did not use to get high, but was disturbed by the fact that it took more and more meds to get relief, so I quit them because I did not want to be that dependent on anything. I do not want to take them and manage my pain in other ways, although now I miss more work now than I used to when I took the meds. It is a shame that people who do need the meds have a more difficult time getting them because of abuse and diversion. This may not be a very popular opinion here but as I understand it, this forum is about freedom to voice opinions and have meaningful discussion. We always don't like what we hear or what someone has to say but that doesn't make it any less valid.

[steveh444]

I am in day 2 of a cold turkey try off of 60-120mg hydroco / day
I had 30mg on monday and 30mg on tuesday then nothing yesterday and today. I am really hurting bad. Need to know that I can do this safely by myself

[steveh444]

I am in day 2 of a cold turkey try off of 60-120mg hydroco / day
I had 30mg on monday and 30mg on tuesday then nothing yesterday and today. I am really hurting bad. Need to know that I can do this safely by myself

[sandstone27]

I give you credit for having the courage to say how you feel against what has become nothing short of a cyber attack on someone that no one here knows nothing about.  I may not agree with his statistics, or even his feelings, but he IS entitled to his opinion.