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re: Anyone got caught up in the Oxy pandemic?
Posted on 12/24/25 at 1:35 pm to Earthquake 88
Posted on 12/24/25 at 1:35 pm to Earthquake 88
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In the 1970’s it sure seemed like a lot of housewives took too much Valium for their nerves.
Shout-out OG 'Zempy
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Posted on 12/24/25 at 1:36 pm to nealnan8
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someone starts taking drugs illegally, it's always a character thing. I can understand someone taking drugs once, due to peer pressure, etc. But continued drug use...character.
No one said anything about taking drugs illegally. You do realize opioids are prescribed by doctors right?
Posted on 12/24/25 at 1:37 pm to BabyTac
Miss OC 80s so much
Posted on 12/24/25 at 1:37 pm to BabyTac
I used Oxy clean for a long time and started developing a tumor so I quit using it.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 1:41 pm to AncientTiger
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Not sure how anyone takes Opioids, locks me up like a Mofo.
Bc for some people, like me, it does not do that. For me, opioids give me a burst of energy and a warm glow. I have a clear mind, lots of energy, and puts me in a great mood.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 1:41 pm to HubbaBubba
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She ended up leaving my FIL to live with another addict she met in rehab .
Have seen and heard this same story a lot over the years.
People go to rehab then get sucked back into the shite because they around other addicts at support groups and so forth.
It cuts both ways though, but cutting all ties and moving far away might be the best bet for some people.
And you also see a lot of people that go in and out of rehab as a lifestyle.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 2:08 pm to Robin Masters
I am only referring to illegally obtained opiods.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 2:22 pm to BabyTac
I got in on them before the pandemic, essentially when they first got "out". 1997-1998 time frame.
Was dabbling in heroin at the time(never an addict thankfully) as a young 19-20 year, along with every other drug known to man. One day this old dude i knew through flea market dealings(sports cards) was short on cash but said "I've got these pills". His wife's cancer pills he called them(she knew;too strong for her) Being the young, curious man I was at that time, "why not". What a dream, what a dream(if you know, you know) Clean, pill form heroin? Where can I get more. Fun couple of years, again never an addict. First kid starting baking in the oven so I moved away from that life. A few in my friend group weren't as fortunate. Little did we know at the time.
Those 80s were unreal. Chop them up and 3-4 people could get high. Legit high. Never a banger just a snorter
Was dabbling in heroin at the time(never an addict thankfully) as a young 19-20 year, along with every other drug known to man. One day this old dude i knew through flea market dealings(sports cards) was short on cash but said "I've got these pills". His wife's cancer pills he called them(she knew;too strong for her) Being the young, curious man I was at that time, "why not". What a dream, what a dream(if you know, you know) Clean, pill form heroin? Where can I get more. Fun couple of years, again never an addict. First kid starting baking in the oven so I moved away from that life. A few in my friend group weren't as fortunate. Little did we know at the time.
Those 80s were unreal. Chop them up and 3-4 people could get high. Legit high. Never a banger just a snorter
Posted on 12/24/25 at 2:29 pm to BabyTac
For a lot of people I grew up with, it was a stepping stone to heroin. Three of them are dead now. Before they graduated to heroin, all of them did oxy.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 2:51 pm to 777Tiger
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why is that? there is a legitimate need for pain management, not the pharmaceutical industry's fault that individuals abuse them
Hey dumbfrick, the pharma companies fabricated studies to lie about how addictive their drugs were. Oxy was falsely and deliberately marketed as not addictive. Purdue Pharma pled guilty to fraud and criminal conspiracy.
This post was edited on 12/24/25 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 12/24/25 at 2:56 pm to BabyTac
I wasn't particularly close with any of them but I know a handful of people from high school and junior high that OD'd and died on pills or heroin
Posted on 12/24/25 at 3:03 pm to BabyTac
Friend of mine was a work comp adjuster and would tell me stories about his claimants going to these hack doctors that would send them to “pain management clinics” that would give them brown bags of bills for $20. Those clinics would have clients wrapped around the corner
Posted on 12/24/25 at 3:03 pm to BabyTac
At the time it didn’t seem like anything but looking back holy smokes it was so bad. We just didn’t know yet. I remember dudes taking pills before class starting back in 2002-2003. Many went on to struggle with addiction and I know over a dozen guys that have overdosed with the old pill/alcohol concoction. Some choked to death, some had heart attacks etc etc.
I know that I personally took pills on multiple different occasions where someone literally just went into their pocket, pulled some shite out and handed it over. Down the hatch, no second thought while drinking.
I knew from a young age something was wrong with me addiction wise because after the first time I ever took prescribed cough syrup I craved it.
How dumb.
It is still a disaster to many people to this day who struggle with addiction.
By far one of the most criminal things in human history that will hold no one accountable.
I know that I personally took pills on multiple different occasions where someone literally just went into their pocket, pulled some shite out and handed it over. Down the hatch, no second thought while drinking.
I knew from a young age something was wrong with me addiction wise because after the first time I ever took prescribed cough syrup I craved it.
How dumb.
It is still a disaster to many people to this day who struggle with addiction.
By far one of the most criminal things in human history that will hold no one accountable.
This post was edited on 12/24/25 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 12/24/25 at 3:05 pm to BabyTac
After open-heart surgeries in 2016, I was given a prescription for OxyContin. I was supposed to take one every so many hours, like 6 or 8 hours I think. But, despite being in rather intense pain, I was terrified of getting addicted. I’d heard the horror stories and didn’t want to become one. So, instead of taking them as directed, I’d take only one per day right at bedtime so I could go to sleep. And when my prescription ran out after a couple of months, I refused to get it renewed even though my surgeon was pretty pushy about wanting me to renewed.
But even doing what I did, when I stopped taking them, I could still feel the physical urge to get more. I didn’t have full blown withdrawals or anything, but my body definitely craved for this pill for at least a few days. I’m pretty sure if I’d have taken them as directed, namely 2-3 per day instead of limiting myself to no more than 1, I’d have become a full blown addict.
One thing that still sticks out to me is that in the fist few weeks after I was released from the hospital, I had to go back to my heart surgeon for follow ups. Whenever the nurse would walk in the room, the first thing out of her mouth was to ask me if I needed more pain meds. It gave me the feeling that they really, really wanted me taking as many of those pills as possible.
But even doing what I did, when I stopped taking them, I could still feel the physical urge to get more. I didn’t have full blown withdrawals or anything, but my body definitely craved for this pill for at least a few days. I’m pretty sure if I’d have taken them as directed, namely 2-3 per day instead of limiting myself to no more than 1, I’d have become a full blown addict.
One thing that still sticks out to me is that in the fist few weeks after I was released from the hospital, I had to go back to my heart surgeon for follow ups. Whenever the nurse would walk in the room, the first thing out of her mouth was to ask me if I needed more pain meds. It gave me the feeling that they really, really wanted me taking as many of those pills as possible.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 3:08 pm to Darth_Vader
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After open-heart surgeries in 2016, I was given a prescription for OxyContin. I was supposed to take one every so many hours, like 6 or 8 hours I think. But, despite being in rather intense pain, I was terrified of getting addicted
It might not make complete sense to non-addicts but all the pain and suffering you went through while avoiding those drugs is 1000x less than the pain of trying to rid this demon.
That’s a fact.
This post was edited on 12/24/25 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 12/24/25 at 3:11 pm to Darth_Vader
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But even doing what I did, when I stopped taking them, I could still feel the physical urge to get more. I didn’t have full blown withdrawals or anything, but my body definitely craved for t
What’s mind blowing is how quickly the pills can set the hook within your brain. It’s scary.
So fast. Just one month has resulted in many people ending up in rehab.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 3:15 pm to jizzle6609
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It might not make complete sense to non-addicts but all the pain and suffering you went through while avoiding those drugs is 1000x less than the pain of trying to rid this demon.
That’s a fact.
I’d seen what it can do. I knew a guy who was a successful contractor until he sustained some pretty serious injuries in an auto accident, namely it messed up his back. The Dr. prescribed Oxy while he recovered. And he took them as directed. When the prescription ran out, he was a full blown addict. He ended up losing his business, losing his wife and kids, and finally, after being in and out of jail for a couple of years for things like petty theft, drug possession, etc, going to prison after he broke into his own parents house and robbed them at gun point to get drug money.
This dude had it all. And he lost it all because he took a drug as directed by his doctor.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 3:20 pm to jizzle6609
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What’s mind blowing is how quickly the pills can set the hook within your brain. It’s scary. So fast. Just one month has resulted in many people ending up in rehab.
Exactly. I can’t remember the strength of the Oxy I was prescribed, but it was pretty strong. I’m just glad I had the forewarning of what these things can do and limited my intake instead of taking as many as directed on my prescription. Otherwise I’d have got addicted.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 3:28 pm to Darth_Vader
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This dude had it all. And he lost it all because he took a drug as directed by his doctor.
There's a pill for everything in the US. Just look at the commercials on US TV. It seems like every other one is for a pharmaceutical company.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 3:31 pm to BabyTac
I got prescribed Percocet after oral surgery. The 1st time I took them I could not stop cleaning the apartment, me.
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