View All General Comment Abuse Story Death Story Chronic Pain Story       Please sign our Guestbook Name:ava Email:[email protected] Type:Abuse Story Date:4/1/2004 i am 23 years old and used oxycontin for a year. i quit on october 13. i had no money to go to rehab, seeing as how i spent every dime i had on oc's. i am currently on the methadone maintenance treatment. its keeping me away from all the pills i was taking, but i guess i am still an addict, now addicted to methadone. i have to go to that damn clinic every morning, wait in line, talk to counselors, pay about 60 dollars a week, and pass drug tests every month. oxycontin was my own way of dealing with my problems, and mostly, my bi-polar and depression. my family, friends, and boyfriend pressure me to get off methadone, but with all of my current problems i am scared to death i may relapse and start taking oxy's again. im just not ready to stop taking methadone, but i know that eventually i will have to and its going to suck ass. anyone ever been on methadone before?   Name:gerri lohnes Email:gecr @eastlink.ca Type:Abuse Story Date:4/1/2004 this is a true story that i have read in our newspaper. I live in nova scotia, canada, where oxycontin is on the rise. this is know around here as hillbilly heroine. A 42 year old mother of one, terminally ill cancer patient says she would rather die than ever take another oxycontin to kill her pain. She was a former paramedic and is advising others never to take the medication unless death is near or are willing to risk becomming addicted or a target of crime. she says withdrawal is worse than the pain from cancer itself. it is worse than the chemo for six months, worse than losing her hair twice. she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in the 1990's and was prescribed the new so called miracle drug to combat the severe pain. according to Purdue Pharma, two oxycontins is all she needed per day for effective pain relief because of the 12 hour release. she was sold 380 pills per month for several months 80 milligrams. she blames her doctor for turning her into a drug addict.she begged her to wean her off the oxys, but she finally gave up and signed herself into the local detox. she states coming off it was hard and it took her over a year to do so.the drug made her high and incoherent and felt she were in a fog, most times she couldn't remember how to walk let alone do much else, its like your floating, and u have no idea whats going on in the world. u just take one pill and all your pain goes away. while in drug rehab, she was prescribed methadone another strong narcotic , and going thru withdrawal was a nightmare. u get cramps in your legs, feet toes and head and the constant diarrhea, throwing up, anxiety shakes,and finally starts to shut down your organs. during this week, her ex boy friend was given a six month jail sentence after he attacked here on boxing day with a screwdriver. this assult came only five days after a cancerous tumor was removed from her bowel. he was also a drug addict and was fighting with her to get her oxycontin, at the time he was on another powerful pain killer demerol.although she still craves for oxy, she admits it is poison and it should not be on the market. we have had at least 17 sudden deaths in our area just last year caused by oxycontin. two weeks ago, her home was broken into and the only thing taken was her medication for cancer. i have been reading all the stories about oxycontin on the internet, and i would like to express my sympathy to anyone that has lost a loved one to this terrible drug.   Name:jeff benoit Email:[email protected] Type:General Comment Date:4/1/2004 i'm a recovering addict of oxy's and heroin and just found out about this site. i'm now 30 days sober for my fourth time since aug. 2003.i'm determined not to get high today. the use and abuse of oxy.s and heroin took my soul from me, but i'm slowly getting it back 1 day at a time. i know today this desiese wants me DEAD and i'm not willing to pay that price. i'm from somerville and i'm sick of seeing all these kids dieing around me. what does it take to understand this desiese does not discriminmate agianst anyone please lets all pull together and arrest this a day at a time. were having a oxy-heroin forum at the auditorium at somerville high school all are welcomed please join us in this war. thank you. jeff benoit

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