OxyContin Awareness


Name:Debra Email: Type:Abuse Story Date:9/6/2002	Today my son would have been the big 21. Michael Dean Williams born Sept.6,1981 Death Jan 10 2001. Our sons death shock all of the upstate S.C. Michael was doing so good, working 12 hour days to get his car fixed, make payments and all stuff young boys do to them. On Dec.28 I took him to work, as he got out of the jeep he looked back in an said " I love You moma" I told him "love you to son I'll see you this evening". That was the last words I heard him say. His job shout down early for the week end. He got a girl that he had dated for 2 weeks to pick him up that day which was Thursday. He spent the night with her as far as we know. Friday they ended up at some peoples house he really didn't know. Friday evening he was given beer with xanax, latre after being totaly out for some time he was given 2 oxycotan, They say he took one bit the other in half gave half to the girl took thr other. This was around 7:30pm. He out cold rest of night. They said he was breathing funny. He was left in car while the rest was parting. It was 20 degrees that night. He had no coat on either. At 6:00 am Saturday morning thay took dragged him in there house, dropping him cutting his head and scraping his back up. They said he was blue with a pulse of 48. Did not call 911 because they had drugs there. One even sain let the little mf sob die! After severl peopl comming in saying call 911 they still did not.At 12:30 pm saturday Michael stop breathing. 911 was called. When I seen my son next he was being bagged.Michael never did come around. All I ever got was blink if you here moma. Blink if you know moma loves you, he blinked several times. Michael lived 11 days. We brought him home so he could go home. He past away in his room with all of his loved ones and friends. I thank God for saving his soul just bac in October. I thank God for giving us 11 days to tell how proud we were of him and how much we loved him. Michael was my only son. I still here his last words " I LOVE YOU MOMA " I know he his in Heaven waiting on us. I can here him now " Moma come let me show you around." Thanks for your site. God is watching over us all.. My love for my son will always be strong in my heart. All my prayers, Debra in South Carolina

Name:Terry Email:[email protected] Type:Chronic Pain Story Date:9/5/2002	My name is Terry and I am a 41 year old female suffering from chronic fibromyalgia. I was initially diagnosed by a regular internist who eventually felt my pain was out of her league and would not treat me any longer. This is a disease where your immune system is attacking itself causing undescribable, unrelenting, non-stop chronic pain. This disease is CHRONIC and FOREVER.... Before I start my story....I must express my sorrow over the deaths and addiction stories this site has relayed. No one deserves the kind of agony and suffering these people are going through. And through the grace of God, more stringent laws will be put into effect so this drug is ONLY given to those suffering from severe chronic pain. My story....before I met my pain management doctor, a wonderful, intelligent, sympathetic doctor from the world renowned Cleveland Clinic, I was at the brink of taking my own life. My life was nothing but pain, actually I can't remember months of my life when the pain was so acute. It was truly, purely Hell! The only thing that kept me from killing myself was my husband and two children, but even that reason was fading fast as the pain began to erase all reason.... I believe there are no coincidences in life, and one day in total dispare (sp?) I grabbed our medical book which lists every doctor I am permitted to see per my insurance and just started calling doctors. On the FIRST CALL I MADE, a woman who answered the phone said she had never head of the person I was asking for. She did, however, ask me what was wrong and through my sobs told her my story. She was quiet for a while and then said, "Honey, the doctor I work for is a pain management doctor and SPECIALIZES in fibromyalgia!" Coincidence....I don't think so. My husband and I went to see him. He did every test under the sun to rule out the possibility of any other illness. Low and behold, I truly did have a chronic case fibromyagia. He ordered months of physical therapy, medication for my depression, and mercifully the drug in question....oxycontin. I had to sign papers agreeing to see ONLY him and no other doctors (no doctor shopping for pills), to use only ONE pharmacy and use the drug only as directed. He explained that with any opiod, the body will become dependant after prolonged use and when and if I am finally able to stop taking this drug, he would be by my side every inch of the way. However, as many of you already know, any opiod taken for any length of time, the body does become dependant (percocet, darvocet, codeine...etc.) This does NOT denote an addict. I've done hours of reserch and found that there are two types of dependency, the type of described above, and those who have "addictive personalities" and take the drugs for pure pleasure and eventually pure need. I now have some quality of life back. Even with this strong, strong medication I STILL SUFFER FROM PAIN. That is how dibilitating this disease is!!!!!!!! But is has brougt me back from the brink of pure hell. My children and husband are happy to have their mom and wife back. While there are times I still cannot do things because of the pain, life is definitely rosier than it had been before. ALSO, my children have NO IDEA what I take. We've told no one. One of my children is in high school and while a wonderful child, temptation can knock on any door. And while oxycontin is now the drug of "choice", the drug ecstacy is also causing havoc with our children, and possibly next month, next year there will be a new, more potent drug to grab everyone's attention and the oxycontin scare will fall by the wayside. I have to reiterate how lucky I am to have such a stong support system. My doctor, my pharmacist, my husband all monitor me. And the truth is, I do not ge the so called HIGH from this drug. I've read and found in my case it is true, that when REAL chronic painis present, pain killers go directly to the pain, and don't add the "high". Also, in my research I have found statistics that GENUINE CHRONIC PAIN SUFFERERS have a very low rate of mental addictin, which is different from physiological need. I never crave that NEXT pill. I take it on schedule and I thank God every day for the little bit of relief it has given me. Understandably for many this drug has been a horror, to me...a God send! Also, my sympathies go out to those suffering from addiction to this drug, but it is their DOCTOR'S responsibility to have been monitoring them (along with the pharmacist and their family). I feel a strong sadness at the plights of those who got caught in a trap, but need you to understant that my life was SAVED by the medicine and I will continue to support it. Sincerely, Terry

Name:maria Email:[email protected] Type:Abuse Story Date:9/5/2002	hi ed i wrote to you back in november of 2001, almost a year ago, i thanked you for this website and all the great information,, at the time my son was 15 and we had just found out about his oxy addiction which was going on then for about a year. since then he was in rehab both in patient and out,, he had the pellet in him, and still to this day he suffers with the addiction. He will not go away again and legaaly as you know we can not force him unless he breaks the law,, he is a A student and a great athlete, starting on high school football for the #1 south Jersey high school football. He lives for this sport,, until now,, the addiction has even taken away his desire to play and succeed, all he thinks of is how he can get high,, play football and not get caught,, when i look back now i see signs but like others i just thought he was a "typical" teenager,, wish i could go back in time,, I feel trapped and we have not many choices on what to do,, I actually visualize him dying,, is that crazy,, and feel he is going to not make it,, i will keep you posted and again thank you for having this website and putting so much effort into trying to help others

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