View All General Comment Abuse Story Death Story Chronic Pain Story       Please sign our Guestbook Name:goshen Email: Type:General Comment Date:4/8/2004 While i understand the concern of this medication about its potential for abuse,an i respect the fact you are trying to get it reclassified,are you also taking steps to ensure those who would benefit from its pain relief wont be left high an dry?Soon other companies will be able to provide needed patients with the generic form of Oxycontin are you going to target them as well?Also one last thing there are no pain medications classified for severe pain only those that are for moderate/severe.Opioid tolerance is another issue that should be considered,some have no choice it's either deal with the pain and take more an more Lortabs or Percocets or be moved up to a higher dosage medication such as Dilaudid or Oxycontin.........................................Ed Bisch: You bring up some good points. With false claims to general practioners that less than 1% of patients get addicted fueled this epidemic. Also the most expensive and misleading marketing campaign of a NARCOTIC DRUG was the cause, Yes oxy will be generic soon so it is more important than ever for TIGHTHER restrictions. No clinical trials have ever shown that oxycontin is anymore effective for pain than mscontin ( a less abuseable drug) also invented by Purdue...What is the difference? MSCONTIN is already generic. If Palladone(time released dilauded) is approved for moderate pain then this disaster will be repeated. Also you want to know who will look out for the PATIENTS.... Well Please note MANY of these death and addiction stories started out as a patient prescribed OXY for ONLY moderate pain.   Name:Michelle Email:[email protected] Type:Death Story Date:4/7/2004 April 2, 2004 my stepson was found dead in his bed by his mother a prescribed user of oxycontin. The tox reports won't be back for 6wks or more. I wonder what they will show? She refused the autopsy. We buried him yesterday, and today I have no longer have the most precious gift my loving stepson, my children no longer have their brother, and my husband is in such agony he has lost his beloved son. Our family had no idea he was taking his mother's medicine. I am sure his friends did though, someone knew and no one cared enough!!! to tell. I did hear today that a girlfriend told his Mom to lock up her drugs that her son was taking them. Lord, I pray for this to not be true. For my anger, as to WHY I HAVE LOST THE CREAM OF THE CROP a 24 year old young man that meant the world to me and our family truly needs an outlet. I LOVE YOU JASON.   Name:D.W. Email:[email protected] Type:Abuse Story Date:4/7/2004 I have recently discovered my 25 yr. old son is addicted, he shoots oxy into his arms. Within the last two weeks he has lost his job, his girlfriend, his home, and all his possesions. He has become so desperate that he has stolen thousands $$$ from the people he loves most and probably will be in trouble from this from the law (forged checks). He has never been in trouble before. It has made him extremely depressed and scared. He overdosed a week ago and spent a day in the hospital for detox. We were unable to get him into an inpatient program drug rehab in a nearby city because they only had two beds left and they were being saved "in case of a pregnant abuser---they come first. He cries alot, feels sick all the time and doesn't eat. He claims his and his families lives have been threatened by the dealers because he owes them thousands of $. I do not know if this is true or not-- it could be an excuse for stealing the checks. Yesterday we were finally able to get him into a rehab thru a social worker on the phone. I do not think it is the ideal place for him. He called home saying he hated it and that he didn't belong there. It turns out to be a halfway house and the patients are alcoholics who have been ordered to go there by the court. Most of them will be going to prisen afterwards. I am worried that this situation will make him even more depressed (he has to remain there for 60 days)and I don't think he will stay there. I just really don't know what to do next

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