UPDATE ON OXYCONTIN ARTICLE

[MED HELP INTERNATIONAL]

Hi Everyone,

Jennifer Perez wasn't even aware that we have an Addiction Forum on Med Help, until I wrote to her yesterday.  She's NOT avoiding any of you, she simply didn't know about all the posts that are here.

She is going to review all your questions et.al. over the weekend and will respond as soon as she can.

We can understand your reluctance to participate. However, Oxycontin is a nasty drug and I do hope that you'll help Jennifer write an article that offers new insight into Oxy addiction and possible ways for people to avoid becoming addicted.  

Have a great weekend...

Cindy Thompson

[groovygirl]

hi - yes i know the answer.  if you need pain meds and take them as directed, you probably will not become mentally addicted to them.  ANYONE who takes opiates for any length of time, as prescribed even, will become physically dependant on them.  they will have to taper off of them.  they will not experience the mental anguish addicts go thru.  they do not feel the urge to take more than prescribed.

[suzieneedshelp]

Thank you for your post.  I really enjoyed speaking with you last night.  See Jess and I are for real, in more ways than one!  I have a terrrible headache today.  Nauseated and the works.  Taken stadol ibuprofen and fiorecet.  When it really kills me like this i'll take everything i can get my hands on seeking relief.  But Chezz your are dear to offer help to me.  thank you.  When i do withdraw i'm sure i will need all the help i can get.  I will take u up on your offer.  You have been an inspiration to us all.
Let me ask you a question...How does one find a real caring Dr. who doesnt just treat you like an addict when u seek pain relief?
Thanks,
Suzie

[groovygirl]

bmac...yes, just a matter of time.  as fellow addicts, we have to fight this thing together and just agree to disagree i guess.  if we can do that and still be respectful to each other, i guess there is hope after all.  

i really feel that my purpose right now is to help ma get with it as far as addiction treatment goes...i am a writer, so i do have that as a weapon, but more is needed.

does anyone have any suggestions on what i could do to help make changes here?

[mrrstracy]

You know, I'm usually a very quiet laid back kind of person, but this really gets my panties in a wad!!! It just goes to show "US" that we are not the ignorant ones here. Actually, I feel that "WE" could teach the medical community and media quite a few things about this. I believe that this forum is a life saver to many people out there. They always say " You can't bullsh*t a bullsh*tter. And I have seen so many true, honest feelings emerge here. It's really refreshing to me to see such brutal honesty and sincere concern for others as I have seen posted here by bmac, cincee, hippy, pixi, groovy and all the others here. We have a voice and I say it's time to use it instead if feeling like what we have to say is **** and nobody would listen. Well, here goes!! It's time to shake a few trees!

[bmac]

Beautifully said Mrs.T. You hit it right on the head this time.I just hope she listens to us.It isn't the patients giving any drug a bad name.It's teenagers not knowing that if you crush and
snort huge amounts of oxy,you will die.And also the liberal media
sux,period.

Hey Groovy,I knew it wouldn't take long until we agreed on something.I knew it would happen sooner or later.There is hope for us still!lol.

                                bmac

[mrrstracy]

The views expressed in this forum and on the topic of "nasty" drugs are the view of this writer also. In the past year alone, we have seen numerous law suits over oxy addiction, they have been saying that the were mislead by the pharmacutical companies and did not know how addicting it was. BULLCRAP! It is our responsibility as consumers to be aware of what we are putting in our blood stream. Those negative reports have given pain relief a "nasty" sound. Not to mention that no matter what you are taking can cause some kind of "physical" addiction because it changes the way your body responds. As in my case, and I'm sure alot more, that if Doctors would learn how to wean people off of these narcotics, etc. that the patient would not feel that overwhelming pain and trauma associated with the withdraws and wouldn't have to result to obtaining drugs in other ways. This is directed to the reporter: Oxycotin is not a "nasty" drug, and we are not "nasty" people! We are people that have physical pain in one way or another, and it is the views of most of the medical community and society that causes us "emotional" pain due to the ignorance of not treating us like real people who need real help, not a judge! God forbid anything ever happen to any of you that are downing the use of oxy. I would like to know how you would respond if you had severe pain and had to be put on this "nasty" drug? Lastly I would like to say that the entire health community and media need to quit condemning us for something that if treated in the right ways, helps many people. And if the medical community would "learn" appropriate pain control and not leave people out there and cut them off cold turkey without weaning them off these drugs, which causes severe withdraw and often forces them to finding other means to obtain these drugs. You must understand that there is alot of fear involved here, it's not just wanting to "get high" but a fear of the physical and emotional pain after being cut off because the media calls pain control an addiction and has the Doctors scaird to death, afraid of another lawsuit if they try to help people live good, clean, and pain free lives. I hope I speak for everyone here in this forum when I say, We do not intent to be somebodys "Token Junkies" to get a story on something that is a true miracle when in pain. If you want the real story, then hust take the time to listen to the peole here and try to understand the other side that needs to be heard. And you can quote me on that! Take time to listen, not judge!