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Date Posted: 08:31:22 04/24/02 Wed
Author: Cat
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 156.63.134.4
Subject: This happened to a friend of mine.
In reply to: yvonne 's message, "Oxycontin" on 17:04:04 04/23/02 Tue

It had her almost over night. She kicked it, but it didn't sound like a good time. Oxy is a very powerful drug, one I'm staying the hell away from.

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[> [> Re: Oxycontin -- William, 23:44:39 04/26/02 Fri (spider-ti053.proxy.aol.com/152.163.194.198)

Any and all narcotics are wonderful agents for the relief of moderate to severe painful conditions. However the other side of this is that they are physically, and psychologically addicting. Oxycontin's have certainly been sensationalized in the news lately, though for one I see little difference between them and MS Contin. That is time released morphine sulphate. However it is the new drug of choice for addicts.

Whatever happened to Heroin? Has it been completely replaced by the Oxycontin monster? Let's be serious. I was on Methadone for approximately five years, and I would take the withdrawal from opiates any day. Ten days of pure hell with drugs in the morphine class, however with meathadone it took me about two months to feel halfway human. I was taking it for the sole purpose of staying off other drugs in the narcotic class, such as morphine, dilaudid, hydrocodone, oxycodone, and a plethora of other substances.

Although the reason for taking methadone was for maintainance purposes, the arthritis pain in my lower back was completely alleviated by the continous administration of this drug. It is written in the medical literature that if one takes these medications as prescribed that the chance of becoming addicted is about seven percent, or something to that effect. Not really sure as my particular case was for effect only.

It should also be noted that during the last two years of maintainance I was also taking Xanax, and Restoril. Both in the class of drugs know as benzodiazipines. Merely walking, was pure agony for me the first two months, as I have previously stated. Currently, I am dealing with a great degree of pain, though it is far better than the pain of addiction to these substances.

Perhaps the fact that this has been an ongoing problem for almost thirty years needs to be discussed to a slight degree. Starting with alcohol at the age of about twelve years and progressing through the various stages of addiction makes it imperatiive that I no longer use any mood altering substances including marijana which was a daliy undertaking for almost thirty years; for relief pain, or simply for pleasure.

This merely is my story, and for those that are safely able to use any of these substances I have no problem. Actually I have no problem with people that use and do have a problem with it, for it is enough of a problem in and of itself for them. I refuse to be judgemental in any regard. It is such a rellief that I have been freed of the need to start my day with some sort of substance that no matter what life is better.

Life is complicatd enough for me straight. Hope that this does not deter those that are truly in need seeking relief from painful conditions in whatever medications that are available to them.

I believe that medicating oneself to enhance the quality of life is a personal choice, but should be undertaken judiciously. Thank you for letting me express my beliefs here as usual.

AGAPE dear friends, and may God bless all of your efforts.

Respectfully:

William


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