[WKB]

I took a 90 day supply of Oxycotin (3 per day leagl) and never even thought about wanting another one.

[wardaddy]

I have never taken one. I am familiar with both oxycodone and hydrocodone as well as meperidine for my back which is similar to Rush's but I have not had surgery.

I took drugs as a kid for fun.

I recognize the euphoria even today when I occasionally take one for my back or other severe pain but because of many constraints and simply my personality, I have never made a habit of any drug except nicotine and caffiene. I am blessed that way.

I have seen many folks fall prey to chronic substance abuse. This is usually accompanied by self image issues and a chip on the shoulders....particularly with alcohol. Narcotics abusers often become nihilists by default. Potheads become procrastinating delusions of grandeur types often.

I could go and on.

My best friend ever in my life is an alcoholic who now abuses these very narcotics in question since his pancreas can no longer tolerate drink.

I don't have any answers friend.

[steve86]

I took a 90 day supply of Oxycotin (3 per day leagl) and never even thought about wanting another one.

Individual susceptibility must vary greatly. I still have a longing for them after taking fewer than ten prescribed by a dentist, yet I was able to leave the remaining tablets in the bottle after the pain subsided.

Yet, I have no tendency to become dependent on smoking or alcohol. Those who posit a general tendency toward addiction for those different classes of drugs are wrong, in my opinion.