Good post.
Perhaps you can educate me a little on this. I’ve never quite understood the “abuse” of pain meds. Having been in college in the 80’s I do understand what “getting high” means with regard to various recreational chemistry. ([ahem] Not that I did any of that myself).
Anyway... that was all many years ago. But a couple of years ago I had a health issue that required some surgery (at first without anesthetic which was, in a word, no fun) but ended up on a morphine IV for a couple of days that was... wonderful. When I was getting out of the hospital, the Dr gave me a script for Oxycontin, as he said I should expect some significant pain for a little while as I recovered.
Well, as it turned out, there was some pain but it wasn’t all that bad and I didn’t dive into the Oxycontin. But one day I figured “what the heck” and took some just to see what all the fuss was about.
I was really disappointed. Sure, the pain was taken care of, but there was ~nothing~ in terms of euphoria or any kind of a “high”. I took a fair dose, not a whole lot, but enough that I figure if there was anything to feel I’d have felt it. I ended up throwing out the rest of the script once the event was over.
I really don’t understand why anybody would bother to “abuse” this sort of thing. If you wanna get high, take something that gets you high. But it ain’t this.
Any help here?
Oxycontin is a timed released medicine when swallowed whole. You can bypass that by chewing or crushing it to release it all at once.
Purdue Pharmaceuticals is working on a formulation that cancels the effect of the drug if crushed.
None here. I'm in pretty much the same boat. I've been on oxy and hydrocodone a few times for physical injuries and a couple of minor surgeries. It's good for the pain if I have it, but I don't understand the fascination with going through life groggy and constipated.