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Oxycodone Abuse
by hastostop, Aug 03, 2007 01:14PM
Hello,
I have a family member who was prescribed oxycontin, for osteoarthritis and back pain several years ago. He began (almost immediately) to snort his oxycontin instead of taking it as prescribed. He also abused fentanyl patches. This abuse went on for three years, and it was hell. After the third year, he detoxed and was clean for one year. Six months ago, he decided to go back on pain meds, for his pain he told me. His doctor prescribed oxycodone and methadone. I've seen him snorting his oxycodone several times. He tells me he takes the oxycodone this way to get it into his system faster, so his pain will go away faster. He has also traded some of his methadone for oxycontin pills several times. He said he did this because during the middle of the winter, the oxycodone and methadone didn't adequately control his pain.
Would you all agree that with his history of drug abuse, he should be taking his opiods as prescribed? Maybe he shouldn't take opiods at all with his history, but then what would he do for pain control? What do addicts with chronic pain do to control their pain?
Thank you.
I have a family member who was prescribed oxycontin, for osteoarthritis and back pain several years ago. He began (almost immediately) to snort his oxycontin instead of taking it as prescribed. He also abused fentanyl patches. This abuse went on for three years, and it was hell. After the third year, he detoxed and was clean for one year. Six months ago, he decided to go back on pain meds, for his pain he told me. His doctor prescribed oxycodone and methadone. I've seen him snorting his oxycodone several times. He tells me he takes the oxycodone this way to get it into his system faster, so his pain will go away faster. He has also traded some of his methadone for oxycontin pills several times. He said he did this because during the middle of the winter, the oxycodone and methadone didn't adequately control his pain.
Would you all agree that with his history of drug abuse, he should be taking his opiods as prescribed? Maybe he shouldn't take opiods at all with his history, but then what would he do for pain control? What do addicts with chronic pain do to control their pain?
Thank you.
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