What can you tell me about Oxicontin?

Answer 1

OXYCONTIN, is considered to be "HILLBILLY HEROIN" and it is best to avoid this substance and other opiates if you can. I have been battling an addiction to oxycontin, enough to knock out a horse for 5 yrs and now am on methadone because of it. It is impossibly to come off of it, the withdrawal is brutal physically then psychologically for months and months. It is physically harder to quit than crack, cocaine and even methamphetamine. Anyways, Oxycontin, a sustained release, timed release drug that lasts for 12 hrs, and used for ongoing long term pain and should not be used for acute pain, or after surgery if you never took it prior,(as per the person who ansered short term - wrong, get your facts straight. immediate release narcotics are used after surgery, perhaps oxycocet which is the short term version of this drug containing 5 mgs oxycodone and 325 mg acetaminophen) it is chemically similar to morphine, highly addictive. They come in mgs of 10, 20, 40, 80, and 160, rarly found., They sell for up to $40 for one pill on the street, people chew it or snort it, even inject it, crushing it can prove fatal, because you break the time release and recieve all the drug at once, once you start taking it, even as prescribed for pain, eventually you WILL become tolorant, need more to produce the same effects and soon NO AMOUNT will work, but you will have to continue taking more and more just to get out of bed and do normal everyday things, incl. showering and brushing your teeth, it soon becomes a way of life and your bones, everything will hurt if you dont have it, that is not incl. the pain you already have, but by this time your pain is now a walk in the park in comparison. you will NOT be able to stop and you will become addicted, dependant on this drug, no exceptions. Fact is only 1% of pplk a year will go back to opiates after trying to kick it that is without the help of methadone, subutes, LAAM, etc. And this is the 100% factual truth that i have experienced and witnessed countless others experience that you WILL not find in any medical text, website or medicinal brochure. So please take all of this to heart before you start or even thing about taking oxy's, i wish someone would have told me this. Hope this helps:-) in the meantime exucute all alternative methods you can find for pain, OC should and someday will probably be classed a secion 1 controlled substance!!!!!Also 4 the guy that said he is allegic to codeine, so am i but somehow not for oxys, every opiate will make u nauseated, this is why they add a gravol to an iv drip at the hospital, and itchy, it feels like bugs are crawling on your body and you will itch to the point that you will bleed, and taken in high doses,or after a while it will make you wired and no longer sleepy! And last but certainly nit least, this drug makes you feel euphoric, creates good, warm feelings takes any cares in the world away, takes away physical as well as emotional pain, makes you more social, talkative friendly and may make you feel like on the best high by far u have ever experience but with such an intense high also becomes an even worst low when you try to stop. Despite these feelings and the euphoric rush it gives is not worth ending up buying it off the streets, needing it more than anything else in life, wasting all your money on it and straining your family because of it. It will take a toll on you in every aspect and if that don't kill you the lifestyle that goes with it probably will. So the amount of adrenaline, feel good fuzzys that it gives is NOT worth the devastating outcome of every single person that i know of who has used oxycontin eirther prescribed or recreationally. No one is afe from this drug.

Answer 2

Oxycontin comes in several strengths. 20, 40, 80mg, and I have seen on-line that they now have 160mg. A lot of the doctors where telling their patients that if they are taken as prescribed, you would have less then a 1% chance of becoming addicted. The pharmaceutical company's were telling the doctors that, so that the Physicians would prescribe them more often, but the truth is, they are VERY addictive. Several states all over the country are now suing the pharmaceutical company's for this. My husband and I used to own a great landscaping business where we were growing very fast and doing great. Then we were rear ended in a wreak and my husband got injured. They gave him Oxycontin, telling him that taking it as prescribed, he wouldn't get addicted. However he did get addicted. So much so, that we eventually lost our business, had to sell our house, and couldn't pay our bills, because he would either be messed up on the Oxycontin and couldn't get any work done, or he was sick because he didn't have anything. It's a vicious circle, where you can't win. My husband is now off of the Oxycontin, and even the thought of it makes him sick. Oxycontin ruined our lives for several years.

Answer 3

Oxycontin is a powerful, very addictive drug, and it is abused by a lot of people.
But that being said, doesn't mean it should be ruled out as a form of pain management. When it is used in the right situation, for the right amount of time- it's relatively safe. That in no way diminishes it's addictiveness, though.

Oxycontin is usually used for short time periods (12 days, or so) after painful surgeries (like shoulder and back surgeries), or in patients who have severe pain on a regular basis (cancer, certain back conditions, etc). Though most surgeons will offer other pain management options (nerve blocks, spinal blocks) in very painful surgeries, before prescribing Oxycontin.

Answer 4

It's a very very addictive drug used for pain. It should only be used in cases of extreme pain. Too many docs are prescribing it to just about anyone so it has hit our streets like wildfire. Teenagers now are taking them. It's a synthetic heroin basically. So some tend to abuse and snort it. I think it's a big problem to be honest with ya. As much of a problem as crack and meth.

Answer 5

I was addicted to it for 6 years, when I tried to stop my kidneys, liver, and bladder went into shock from not having it anymore and shut down. I was in the hospital for 8 days and have permanent damage to my liver now. I have to take medication everyday now for the rest of my life just so that I can function. I am way too young to have this kind of health problems. This is what happens when you make stupid choices. BE VERY CAREFULL!!! It does not take much to be addicted.

Answer 6

It can be addictive, I took it when I got into a huge car accident and ill just say that it gives you this ephoric (unsure of spelling) feeling and you just feel so good... when I ran out I was like damb I need some more and I wasnt even in pain anymore.. and its kinda bad for ya
http://www.drugs.com/oxycontin.html

Answer 7

It's a prescription pain reliever. It must be taken with food or it can make you seriously nauseous. Taken too often, it becomes addictive. Without a script for it, if you're caught with it, you can be charged with a felony.

Answer 8

Do not take it if it is not perscribed to you. I have a friend who passed a way this summer because he mixed oxicotin and zanex. When he went to sleep his heart rate slowed down way too much and it was only enough to keep his heart beating. He ended up in a coma that he would never wake up from. He was diagnosed clinically brain dead from lack of oxygen.

And besides I heard it just makes you really sick to your stomach.

Answer 9

I just started on it yesterday. I am allergic to codeine, & oxicontin is in the codeine family. I itched fiercly, got very nauseated & finally threw up. So much for that!

Answer 10

Oxycontin is a painkiller used for severe pain. It is a narcotic sometimes used to help manage pain with cancer patients.