[jocon307]

"All this publicity is going to send Oxycotin the way of Quaaludes....banned."

When did they ban Quaaludes? I know all the methadone junkies used to used these, also Elevil (sp?), back in the bad old days of NYC, in the 70's.

When my brother died of AIDS we had morphine on hand, prescribed of course. Long story, but to skip to the chase the Police came to the house. Surprisingly, they did not confiscate the morphine. In our case they chose well because we poured it down the sink. However, many people would not be so concerned with "karma" as we were. And I must state, in an effort to be totally honest, that had we known someone who needed morphine and for whatever reason couldn't get it, we would have given it to them, improper though that might have been.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

How come the media is consciously and deliberately avoiding the mention of the drug co that makes OC?

I have heard/read over 100 reports and have not seen the name once...

[wardaddy]

Quaaludes were banned in the mid 80s....worldwide eventually. I hear some countries still have Mandrax which uses methaqualone with larger doses of belladonna and is not nearly as enjoyable...from a buzz perspective.

Elavil is a tri-cyclic anti-depressant I think.

Methadone/dolophine is arguably the most powerful of the older analgesics as far as weight to dosage goes.