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Rush's Dilemma: The Truth about Oxycontin
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Posted on 10/11/2003 8:30:04 AM PDT by sonsofliberty2000
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Might be of interest. About the area I grew up in and the damage oxycontin has done to the area.
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10/11/2003 8:32:15 AM PDT
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sonsofliberty2000
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10/11/2003 8:32:31 AM PDT
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To: sonsofliberty2000
Good article. A quick scan of Oxycontin in Google News shows what kind of a problem this drug is.
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posted on
10/11/2003 8:33:57 AM PDT
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Stew Padasso
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To: sonsofliberty2000
His "outing" might be the best thing that could have happened to him....
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posted on
10/11/2003 8:37:40 AM PDT
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Paradox
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To: sonsofliberty2000
Thanks for that information
Now the question is .. why in the heck are doctors prescribing OxyContin???
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posted on
10/11/2003 8:45:07 AM PDT
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Mo1
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To: sonsofliberty2000
Rush hasn't said this is the drug he was using.
I've heard him say many times that for back pain he uses Theragesic. Maybe that's the problem.
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posted on
10/11/2003 8:47:04 AM PDT
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gitmo
(Zero Tolerance = Intolerance)
To: Paradox
His enemies probably saved his life. The Lord works in mysterious ways.
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posted on
10/11/2003 8:47:37 AM PDT
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rushmom
To: Mo1
Because it can provide up to four times the pain relief of non-opioid analgesics.
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posted on
10/11/2003 8:47:37 AM PDT
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mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: sonsofliberty2000
Humm. I wouldn't touch something like that with a 10-foot pole, no matter how much it hurt.
When I was in the hospital after a laparotomy, the doctors shot something into my leg that made me feel like a million dollars and gave me a spectacular night of technicolor dreams. I wouldn't take a second shot of the stuff for anything in the world. I prefer my aches and pains.
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posted on
10/11/2003 8:51:17 AM PDT
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Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: sonsofliberty2000
A friend's brother was prescribed OC for some kind of horrific headaches. He got hooked on the stuff and when the script ran out, he started buying from dealers. That led to other types of pain killers when OC wasn't available, and the exposure there introduced the guy to crack.
Now he is a crackhead who has lost is wife, family, employment, house and is in and out of trouble with the law on drug charges.
To: Mo1
Now the question is .. why in the heck are doctors prescribing OxyContin??? Because it works, and works very well.
Are you suggesting that they not prescribe it because people misuse it?
To: mvpel
But if it's known to be highly addictive and research shows that it can destroy a persons life ..
Then that doctor is not serving the well being of their patient properly
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posted on
10/11/2003 8:54:03 AM PDT
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Mo1
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To: Two_Sheds
Are you suggesting that they not prescribe it because people misuse it? What I am suggesting is that if studies have proved how addictive it can be .. a doctor should just prescribe it without keep a close eye on their patient.
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10/11/2003 8:56:45 AM PDT
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Mo1
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To: sonsofliberty2000
All this publicity is going to send Oxycotin the way of Quaaludes....banned.
and a damned shame too.
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posted on
10/11/2003 8:57:00 AM PDT
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wardaddy
(I'm thinking.....)
To: Mo1
Now the question is .. why in the heck are doctors prescribing OxyContin??? Because it's very effective at controlling acute pain. The problem isn't with the drug itself but rather the way most of these addicts are using the drug. Used properly, drugs like OxyContin, Percocet and the rest are perfectly safe. But some folks start chewing the pills or grinding them up to get a jolt of heroin like buzz and that's were their problems start. Once they get hooked on the buzz, they're done.
J
To: Mo1
Apparently you've never been around someone with intractable, chronic pain.
This stuff can be a godsend when someone can't take 30 or fourty Vicodins per day.
People misuse guns and cars. Should we ban those?
How about alcohol?
Properly used, there's nothing wrong with opiod pain medication.
L
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10/11/2003 8:58:37 AM PDT
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Lurker
("To expect the government to save you is to be a bystander in your own fate." Mark Steyn)
To: Mo1
What I am suggesting is that if studies have proved how addictive it can be .. a doctor should just prescribe it without keep a close eye on their patient. Most doctors do. But if someone is going to abuse it, they will, close supervision or not.
To: sonsofliberty2000
I was prescribed oxycontin after shoulder surgery and had no problems with addiction. I didnt even use all the pills I had and eventually threw the rest away.
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posted on
10/11/2003 9:00:30 AM PDT
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SVTCobra03
(You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
To: sonsofliberty2000
"So the more you take the better you feel. And why is it so addictive: "
Just like beer.
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