OxyContin Awareness


Name:daniel Email: Type:General Comment Date:6/12/2002	I just moved from San francisco, CA to Philly- Thank you for opening my eyes- I had heard about it as an East Coast drug, and although, I'm pretty responsible, I've been known to take a pharmaceutical drug or to that I wasn't prescribed. This Drug is something I will Never take. Thank you for this service You may have saved a life

Name:Kris Email:[email protected] Type:Chronic Pain Story Date:6/11/2002	I hope the author of this web site never needs a strong painkiller such as oxycontin. Because if she did she would realize what it feels like to be treated like a criminal. She would realize what it feels like to beg for pain medication. She would quickly learn that the politics surrounding this medication make 90 % of all doctors unwilling to prescribe it. Most Drs. fear the DEA and medical board scrutiny. Many have lost their licenses for trying to treat pain properly. So, to try and advocate stricter control is sheer lunacy. Go to a Dr. today for a pinkiller and you may come out with a script for Ibuprofen. or some other NSAID. Advil, and similar drugs kill 15,000 people/yr. Tylenol causes severe liver damage and a slow death (1 week) if overdosed. Opioids are one of the safest class of prescription drugs when used properly. They cause no tissue damage. The same cannot be said for Ibuprofen which can cause you to bleed to death at normal dosages, and tylenol, which when chronically used, causes kidney damage. I know first hand the politics of pain. I went through two years of testing for chronic abdominal pain. Although the Dr. could not fix my probem, ( I have Crohn's), he was unwilling to treat the pain just because he did not like to prescribe controlled substances. He told this to me point blank. Since he is a good GI doc, I keep seeing him, but I never have again asked him for any painkillers. For pain relief I have been forced to seek a solution on the web. My first web doctor, David Bryson, was very compassionate and did prescribe Norco. (10mg hydrocodone, 365 mg tylenol.) A year later, the DEA and the state medical board got after him and he lost his license. Now I use another web service. Im sure it wont be long before they too are shut down. Lets leave the hysteria behind, and let our Drs. treat patients as they see fit. The addicts will always find a way. There will always be fakers. We the pain patients are 30 million in number. How dare you try to limit the use of a medication for those in severe pain only. Who judges what is severe. Pain that affects my quality of life deserves to be treated in the most effective manner. If oxycontin is the answer, I would like to have it as an option. Kris

Name:Sheila Email: Type:Death Story Date:6/9/2002	) We are going to a Memorial Service tomorrow (Thurs) for my son's friend: AUSTIN THOMAS, 16, Palm Beach Gardens,FL (died 6/01/02) - od death (possibly Xanax, Methadone, Oxycodone but still under investigation). 2) Another local boy: RICHARD VAN NEST, 17, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (died 5/30/02) only 2 days before Austin (od death - still under investigation). 3) And, another boy MATTHEW LEE SCHRADER, 17, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (died 1/3/02) in Austin Thomas's bedroom just 6 months ago (od - reported oxycodone). All of these boys knew each other. My son, also 17 years old, knew all three of them. These boys' deaths are just like Eddie's. There must be many many more children doing Xanax, Oxycontin, Percocet and other Oxycodones AND they don't seem to have any idea these drugs in any combination or with alcohol can shut your respitory system off for good. News Story about the deaths: http://www.gopbi.com/partners/pbpost/epaper/editions/monday/news_c3afce54e498d1a00068.html Thank you for your website. I will spread the news. Sheila

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