Oxycontin.

[Mangee]

Here in Canada oxy has been causing changes in just about every law concerning the drug. Robberies of pharmacies is fast becoming an epidemic. Up to now there has been only one death attributed to the robberies but at the rate it is going it may not be the last. When I mentioned that even though I was addicted completely to Oxy although I had only been on it for a month I was pretty much humphed at by one who will remain nameless. Now it is considered the most addictive of all the drugs and is an immediate addiction. It took me two weeks to finally break loose from the hold it had and two more months before I eas sure I had broken away from it completely. I broke away cold turkey and only with the help of many here was I able to work my way through it. So many showed care, that had I failed, I would to this day be unable to lift my head. I found that there is in all of us a latent power that we don't realize is there until we find that we need an extra push and that is when we somehow find that extra strength and willpower that we can avail ourselves of. It is there and we just have to tell ourselves that we, not that little pill, are in command and that we not it will decide what it is that we want. Doubting ourselves and our ability to rise above adversity is hogwash. We all can, if we want it bad enough, beat it in time.
Sure the road back is a rocky one and we may trip and fall a time or two but as has been shown by many who passed through here, IT CAN BE DONE. Don't make up excuses to yourself or to others as to you we just couldn't get past step one. With what you have inside you and the power that is yours to use instead of making excuses just say to yourself," I will do better next time and if you push yoursel hard enough you most certainly will. The important thing is to keep on trying over and over no matter how many times you fail. It's like running, once you get that second wind it becomes so much easier. So stick with it, eventually you will get that second wind and it will no longer be uphan uphill grind. Once you have reached the end of your journey your sense of taste and smell will be unbelievabley sublime and your sense of self esteem will have increased a thousndfold. When you see the look of pride on your family and friends and the pride you will feel in yourself, then you will know that regrdless of the pitfalls along the way the trip was well worth the effort.

[quitinoxys]

Mangee, Great post and yes the " Normal Folks" should give the Threads & Posts here a read and maybe gain some insight to their perfect world!!!---Rick

[Mangee]

Momma is always keeping me in check. She makes sure that my feet never leave the ground and that I am ever too big for my boots. As for my grandson he has relapsed and is the type that knows all there is to know and therefore can be told nothing. He says that he can quit any time he wants and therein lies the rub. In his case the bottom is coming up fast and it will be quite a crash when he hits. Until then we have to stand back and  wait. You cannot help anyone who is adamant about not needing it.

[dominosarah]

I love seeing these threads from you.  You are so wise and so down to earth.  I wish you lived right next door to me!!  Hope all the family is doing well.  How is your grandson doing?  Momma im sure is keeping you in check!!      sara

[trdofbeingtrd]

Your right. Every day that I post here, I try to be a better person. Everyone has reason to be cold, uncaring, and apathetic. Instead, when you come here, you see people finding faults in themselves if it means helping others.

People have emotions, everyone here is an addict or ex addict.  We have our days where we don't feel good, or are not thinking with our best side when answering, but I found out about myself that it happens less and less for me both here and in the public.

What every person should realize and this is myself included, when you point one finger there are three more you are pointing at yourself.

[Mangee]

That is true as far as the mental disorder thing is etc. etc. etc. All too oftenj they give names to many things they do not truly understand. Drug addiction has been called everything under the sun and addicts have also been the same. There are many so-called drug therapists out there who do more harm than good. It doesn't matter what the problem is whether it is drug addiction or bed wetting or any of the millions of problems that people face there is always a stigma attached and that does not help at all. " Oh, he's a smoker!" ,"She's a glutton, no wonder she is so fat!"  "Wherever there's an open bar that's where you'll find him," ," That guy does drugs,stay away from him."  ," Did you know who your son is playing with? He's black," and so on. These slights do not help and never will. It never occurs to some people to hold out a helpng hand or encouragement. A nod, a smile, a pat on the back or a thumbs up, can do more than a sneer and an insult. Here, on this site, are things that people outside need to see. The encouragement, the help. the looking at someone straight in the eye, the admission that, "I have done wrong and am trying to do something about it." What we have here, I believe , is something that you rarely see in the, "Normal world."

[trdofbeingtrd]

You know, heroin was introduced as morphines harmless substitute. No, you have oxycodone, a drug/medication that while able to help some who need it and can take it correctly, is the new up and coming harmless substitute to heroin and morphine.

There are a lot of people out there that would hate this idea. They have a pill you can take and if you drink alcohol after you get violently sick (throwing up mainly) and they have a pill that can snap heroin overdosers right out of their high. I thought it would be cool if they make a pill that causes opiates to not get you high but still can help with pain. As you most likely know already, the crime and violence from it because of pharmacy thefts is rising like the price of gold here in the states.

I think it's ridiculous to think that because a substance is "lower" than another, an addiction is laughable. As we can see ourselves, people can be addicted to just about anything. Although some addictions classify more as a mental disorder/issue, they are addictions none the less.