View All General Comment Abuse Story Death Story Chronic Pain Story       Please sign our Guestbook Name:Kristen Muldoon Email:[email protected] Type:Abuse Story Date:5/29/2002 I started taking the drug oxycontin at the age of 16. I never knew anything about the drug and I started snorting it to get high. The very first time I snorted it I got extrememly sick and was vomiting. Even though the vomiting I still liked the feeling of being high off oxycontin. For the first month of doing oxy's I was doing a small milligram 20's or 40's, but everytime I snorted I was getting addicted and I did'nt even know it. After only a few months of doing oxycontin I was physically dependant as well as mentally dependant on the drug. Between my boyfriend and I we were spending $700-1000 a week on oxycontin. We were now doing 80 milligram pills each and not even getting high of the drug anymore by this time the drug is just leveling us out so we wont be going through withdrawls. We tried quitting several times getting other pain pills but nothing would work because we were so addicted. Methodone is another type of drug that you get for withdrawls we tried this but we always went back to doing the oxy's. By this time im 17, left my parents house living with my 22 year old bofriend addicted to oxy's. My oxy addiction came to an abrupt stop on the morning of May 19, 2002. My boyfriend and I were drained of money and had no way of getting more oxy's. The withdrawls were so bad for me as far as im told I went in to a coma like state. My boyfriend rushed me the the hospital. I don't remember going to the hospital or anything. I know that I woke up in the hospital screaming in pain. It felt like I was getting stabbed in the stomach repetedly with a knife. This went on for 2 hours. My boyfriend watching me go through this. My parents were contacted and arrived after my pain had eased somewhat. I hadent seen my parents for 6 months. I did not even look like their daughter. I lost 30 pounds since my oxy addiction. I weighed only 92 pounds at this point in time. My parents dicided to put me in a inpatient rehab-detox program. It has been a little over a week for me and im recovering slowly but surely. I gained 9 pounds in the first 7 days of not doing oxy's. I am still going through withdrawls but every day they get a little easier. My parents are very supportive and helping me get through every day one by one. As far as im concerned oxycontin is a very popular drug and is abused greatly among my age group. Something needs to be done!!! This is why I wrote my story, because if you are not aware of this drug it will "grab you by the balls" So if you are ever at a party or whatever and someone wants you to do oxy's just walk away. It only takes that one time for you to die. That is the honest truth.   Name:jaime dee gledhill Email:[email protected] Type:General Comment Date:5/29/2002 i miss nick dearly he was a great person and friend. im sorry to his family that this happened. god bless u all.   Name:Amber Fisher Email: Type:General Comment Date:5/29/2002 I live in VA and have just recently been hearing about a lot of people locally who are using Oxycontin...I dabbled in drugs some in my earlier years (pot, acid, x) but have never been attracted to pain killers or the high they give. This site is very informative and educational and my heart goes out to each and everyone one of you whose lives have been scared by Oxycontin! This site will forever remain in my bookmarks and when my children get a little older (they are 3 and 6 now) they will know this site intimately. I have requested a copy of the video and will be giving it to every acquaintance that has so much as whispered the word "Oxy" in my proximity. Clearly, this drug has caused countless needless deaths; knowledge is power...thank you for infecting the TRUTH, Ed! My best wishes and heartfelt thoughts are with you and your families.

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