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On about April 19th 2002 SOMEONE hacked into the old guestbooks and DELETED
them. What they deleted was over 500 DEATH and ADDICTION stories relating
directly to OXYCONTIN. They also deleted over 100 stories from people who
are legitimate patients and most of them need oxycontin for their SEVERE
PAIN. I apologize to anyone who took the time to share their stories to HELP
warn others. Those guestbooks were somehow a comfort to all who have been
affected by this ABUSE epidemic. Please if you are looking for your story
then REPOST it. I'm sad to say but by the amount of email I am receiving
these guestbook's will rapidly rebuild their SAD tales BUT people need to be
warned as to the power of this drug and the deadly consequences when ABUSED.
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Please read the other stories and add yours to our guestbook...
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Name:DEBBIE
Email:[email protected]
Type:Abuse Story
Date:6/9/2002
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I WAS ADDICTED TO OXYCONTIN, I GOT UP TO 20 80MG TABS A DAY, THEY SAID I SHOULD BE DEAD, BUT I'M NOT, I'M CLEAN NOW FOR A LONG TIME AND I WOULD LIKE TO HELP IN ANYWAY I CAN TO EASE SOMEONES PAIN AS THEY GO TROUGH THE TRAP OF OXYCONTIN. PLEASE STOP NOW BEFORE YOU LOSE EVERYTHING.................. |
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Name:Debbie
Email:[email protected]
Type:Abuse Story
Date:6/9/2002
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HELLO, MY NAME IS DEBBIE. ABOUT A YEAR AGO SOMEONE MY HUSBAND WORKED WITH GAVE HIM SOME OXYCONTIN FOR HIS CRONIC BACK PAIN. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT TIL THEN NOR DID I KNOW HOW EASY IT IS TO GET ADDICTED TO IT. BEFORE THE PILLS CAME INTO OUR LIFE WE HAD A GOOD INCOME BOTH OF US WORKING , MY HUSBAND HAD A GREAT PAYING JOB THAT LET ME WORK PART TIME AND SPEND MORE TIME WITH OUR 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, THEN CAME THE OXY..........I TOOK A FEW PILLS FOR MY MENSTUAL CRAMPS AND UNFORTUNATELY I LIKED HOW IT MADE ME FEEL , BY THIS TIME MY HUSBAND WAS GETTING THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HE DIDNT EVEN HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM, AT ONE POINT WE RAN OUT, THATS WHERE THE NIGHTMARE BEGAN I THREW UP FOR 5 DAYS STRAIGHT I DIDNT SLEEP FOR 2 WEEKS AND JUST TO BRUSH MY TEETH TOOK ME AN HOUR TO GET UP THE ENERGY TO GO INTO THE BATHROOM.....FORGET ABOUT WORK, THE SWEATS WERE UNBEARABLE AS A MATTER OF FACT LIFE IN GENERAL WAS UNBEARABLE, WE FINALLY HAD TO TELL OUR FAMILY WHAT WAS GOING ON BECAUSE AT THIS POINT NEITHER OF US HAD WORKED IN A MONTH AND WE HAD NO MONEY, SO WE HAD TO BORROW IT FROM OUR PARENTS, MY MOTHER GOT ME INTO AN OUTPATIENT THERAPY GROUP, WHILE MY HUSBAND JUST TOUGHED IT OUT. I CANT EXPLAIN THE AGONGY OF THE WITHDRAWL, I JUST WANTED TO DIE EVERY TIME I SAW THE SUN COME UP, LYING IN MY BED NIGHT AFTER NIGHT PRAYING TO GOD TO PLEASE TAKE AWAY THIS PAIN I HAD PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALY. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE AS BAD AS IT WAS, AND HAD I KNOWN I WOULD HAVE NEVER GONE NEAR IT. WE DONT DRINK OR USE ILLEGAL DRUGS AND WE ARE BASICALLY YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS, WE ARE GOOD PEOPLE AND WE LOVE OUR DAUGHTER BUT ONCE YOU GET HOOKED IT BECOMES THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN YOUR LIFE, AND BELEIVE ME IT DOSENT TAKE MUCH TO BECOME ADDICTED. MY HUSBAND EVENTUALLY LOST HIS JOB AND SO DID I, ALONG WITH MOST OF MY FRIENDS, WE ALMOST LOST OUR HOUSE BECAUSE NEITHER OF US HAD WORKED IN ABOUT 4 MONTHS, EVEN THEN WE STILL DIDNT FEEL RIGHT, YOU WOULD THINK WITHDRAWL ONLY LASTS TIL THE DRUG IS OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM, BUT YOU ARE SADLY MISTAKEN, THAT IS ONLY THE BEGINING TO A NIGHTMARE THAT FEELS LIKE IT WILL NEVER END. I HOPE THIS STORY HELPS ONE PERSON TO UNDERSTAND THE DANGER OF THIS DRUG, AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THE MEDICAL FIELD CAN DO FOR YOU , THEY JUST LET YOU SUFFER THROUGH IT , I KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER TOUCH ANOTHER DRUG LIKE IT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, I STILL SEE A COMMERCIAL OR SMELL A CERTAIN SMELL AND IT MAKES ME SICK BECAUSE IT REMINDS ME OF THE TIME I WAS GOING THROUGH THAT HELL, IM GLAD IT REMINDS ME IT JUST MAKES ME THAT MUCH STRONGER OF A PERSON . I SYMPATHIZE WITH ANYONE GOING THROUGH WHAT WE WENT THROUGH PLEASE DONT GIVE UP OR GO BACK TO USING BECAUSE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WILL NEVER GET OVER THIS FEELING OF HOPLESSNESS, YOU WILL IT MIGHT TAKE 4 MONTHS BUT EVERYDAY IT GETS A LITTLE EASIER AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF YOUR FAMILY IT IS THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO. GOD BLESS DEB |
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Name:Sheila
Email:
Type:Death Story
Date:6/6/2002
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I wish peace, grace, and God's healing tranquility to the parents, families, and friends of all the Palm Beach Gardens, Florida boys who have recently died from overdoses: Austin Thomas - 16 (6/1/02), Richard Van Ness - 17 (5/31/02), and Matthew Schrader - 17 (1/3/02).
It will be very difficult to overcome the grief of your loss, but hope will prevail. Now, maybe many others just like these fun-loving guys will come to realize that living straight is, by far, more fun than taking drugs like oxy that can end your life. |
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