anyone have any experience with oxycontin addiction?
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i've got a couple friends who are having a tough time kicking it. detox may be in their future. anyone else know anything about it?
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yeah, I've just recently stopped taking it. Although mine was more for medical reasons, I did become addicted and always worried about getting off of it. I took it for almost 3 years along with ms contin (morphine sulfate) for backand leg pain, and eventually surgery. I slowly tapered off the oxy while increasing the ms contin. I can see myself lowering the dose, but to quit completely scares the hell outta me. personally, I'd have to go to rehab. however I was seeing a dr who gave me a prescription to cimboxin(sp?) which is a pill designed to take the place of whatever opioid ur taking and reduce or eliminate the withdrawal symptoms. Tell your friends about this drug and have them go to a dr. the only thing is that you have to want to quit. if u take the oxy with the cimboxin you will get very sick and end up in the hospital. Its a very hard situation to be in, especially when u know the withdrawal symptoms are coming.
I wish your friends the best and hope they get the treatment they need.
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I believe the detox is very similar since they are both opiates. His detox was brutal. Pm me if u wanna talk about it. I hope they get thru this:)
good luck and best wishes to you and you loved ones
The funny thing about kratom is that I have read it is very helpful to give to people that are addicted to opiates and it will help get them off the addiction.
kratom: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratom
I can tell you where I order my kratom if you want.
I wish the best of luck to your friends and kicking their addiction. I am gonna try and quit my addiction after the next 2 weeks.
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Lots of people say well Morphine must be worse because morphine is so close to heroin from a molecular standpoint. In fact, Heroin metabolizes into morphine in the liver.
It's true that morphine withdrawal is a lot worse than Oxy withdrawal, but for some reason Oxy is a much more intense and addictive high. It's like the crack of opiates.
The really, really bad thing about Oxy is that, unlike Morphine or vicodin, it can be crushed down into a fine powder and snorted. This makes it a whole lot of fun to do.
Morphine can be snorted, but it has only a 20% bioavailability when snorted. This means only 20% gets absorbed into the bloodstream when delivered through the nasal route.
On the other hand, Oxy has like a 90% bioavailability when delivered intranasally...so....BAM!
Vicodin has too much tylenol in it to be snorted. Also, the tylenol prevents people from ingesting too much of it. That is unless said addict has discovered the wonderful beauty of cold water extractions.
Yes, I have..err...I mean..I've had a problem with it. Very tough to kick. Your friend can expect a good round of cold sweats, sleepless nights, anxiety, manic depression, and maybe some muscle spasms.
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They have to want to get well, you can't help them in any way, it is up to them to make a new life without drugs. Any help is called enabling. We have just been through this AGAIN with my brother....he is an X-heroin addict...who still continues to use what ever other drugs come his way...and he is an alcoholic. My mother took him in because he was talking the talk....7 months later she had to throw his asse out. He trashed her condo while she was in FL for the Winter, my poor mom is heartbroken...again. But she knew better, and let her guard down, because she loves him. Now she will NEVER help him again. He refuses to get help and doesn't see his drug abuse as a problem, as long as it isn't heroin he is on. So very sad...it has been a really rough time again for my family. I don't see him getting well after 20 years of this.
If you want to stay sane during the process, you can go to Naranon or even alanon...either will help you understand the nature of addiction and what you are up against.
I have this hanging on my fridge to remind us everyday what we are dealing with.
UNDERSTANDING ADDICTION
Addiction is a chronic relapsing brain disease.
Brain imaging shows that addiction severely
alters brain areas critical to decision-making
learning and memory, and behavior control
which may help to explain the compulsive and
destructive behavior sof addiction.
Good luck!
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