Drug Addiction Stories & Info

The effects of painkillers combination can be much more than uncomfortable

The addictive properties of many painkillers on the market today are largely understated. Drug information facts and warnings never seem to say directly that these drugs can be addictive. Instead people are requested to contact their doctor if certain symptoms appear. Evidence of over prescription and over use of prescription painkillers today would suggest that not all doctors and fewer patients fully understand the risk. Even with low doses and taken as prescribed, these painkillers on the market can get people addicted.

The addictive potential of OxyContin is now widely known, if not explicitly stated or acknowledged by its manufacturer. However, there are other painkillers on the market less notorious than oxy, such as ibuprofen, codeine and paracetamol (acetaminophen) that can be taken on their own, or as combination drugs.

Effects of Painkillers Combination

Part of the problem of drug combinations is that they are not specifically monitored. Each of the ingredients has an individual approval for medicinal use. When drugs are combined, in varying doses, it can be confusing to prescribing doctors and to over-the-counter drug buyers to know exactly what drugs and how much of each they are taking. As a result, drug manufacturers are under a warning that doses of drugs in combination may need to be administered at lower levels, to ensure safety, than if administered alone.

Some combination painkillers contain different drugs that are all potentially addictive. It is not only the narcotic opioid pain killers that can make you addicted.

Many NSAID (non steroid anti inflammatory drugs), such as aspirin or ibuprofen can be addictive, with dangerous side effects if taken in large quantities. It amounts to substance abuse when a person takes more of a medication than as directed or prescribed – yet many people today have the attitude towards their drugs, that taking a few more won’t do any harm, and might make them feel better.

Prolodone for example is an oxycodone suppository – that comes with a long list of contra indications for use and potential side effects, including the risk of addiction. Roxicodone is another oxycodone drug that comes with dire warnings of side effects and addiction.

Hydrocodone is an analgesic similar to oxycodone – experts still fail to agree which is the stronger of the two, or the more addictive. Complications arise when brand names make products appear to be different from each other when, essentially, they contain the same active ingredients. Depalgos, for example, contains oxycodone and paracetamol, as marketed in Italy, is the same as Percocet, except in the USA, paracetamol is called acetaminophen. Tylox contains oxycodone and paracetamol – and is often combined with other drugs.

Targin contains oxycodone, combined with naloxone – it still has bad side effects and can cause addiction. Painkillers Eukodol and Eucodol are German brands of oxycodone.

In fact, the list of these painkiller drugs and their combinations is potentially endless. An internet search reveals at least 268 drug combinations involving such products as acetaminophen, oxycodone, hydrocodone, caffeine, pseudoephedrine, melatonin, codeine, aspirin, naltrexone, and tramadol, with varying doses of each substance in the different brand name drug products.

Painkillers Combination and Addiction

Too many people in the world today speak with amazement and regret about “the crazy painkillers” that got them addicted.

Recognizing and facing the fact that you have an addiction is only part of the problem when taking these prescription drugs. When people take combinations of combination painkillers in varying amounts, they might know that they are addicted – but precisely to what drug are they addicted, and at what level of dose? The real solution to the addiction issues caused by prescription drugs is to use a drug-free detox program, such as the one offered at Narconon drug rehab centers and get your life back on track.

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Narconon has a natural drug rehab treatment program entirely drug-free. Since 1966, it has effectively helped people from all over the world to beat their drug and alcohol addiction. To get more information about the Narconon program just call 1-877-782-7409 or visit www.narconon.ca

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You know, looking back, it’s obvious that OxyContin changes the way a person thinks. In fact, it changes a lot about a person. I didn’t really know anything about Oxy until my boyfriend hurt himself at work and got a prescription for it. I noticed that it really helped to ease his pain… or maybe it didn’t and it just made him not care about the pain. Then I started to notice how relaxed and easy going he was after he took a pill. Out of curiosity, I took one, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Jake (my boyfriend) eventually recovered. He didn’t even finish his prescription for Oxy, so I finished it for him. No need for that money to go to waste, right? I even convinced him to get more from the doctor in case his back started hurting again. He put it in the medicine cabinet and forgot about it. But, I didn’t forget. I knew it was there and it made me very happy. I reasoned that I couldn’t be an addict since I only took 2 or 3 pills a day.

I would be high when Jake came home from work, and at first he thought it was funny. He stopped laughing pretty quickly though, when I asked him to go and get more OxyContin. He called me a “druggie” and pretty much blew it off until I kept bugging him to get more. He told me no. Actually, he told me “Hell no!” I figured I’d have to quit since he wouldn’t get any more, so I tried to just live without it. I thought about Oxy a lot, but was getting along without it. I really thought I had it under control.

A short time later, I had to go to the doctor to talk to him about allergy symptoms I was having. I don’t know what made me do it, but while I was there, I blurted out; “I fell down some steps and hurt my leg.” He couldn’t see anything wrong with it, (of course not… there WAS nothing wrong with it) but he gave me some OxyContin for the pain. I rushed… no, I broke land speed records getting to the pharmacy to fill that prescription. I didn’t even wait to get home to take 2 of the pills. I took them as soon as I got into my car.

OxyContin Addiction Story Continues… part 2

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If you are hooked on Oxy or you know someone who needs help to get off, call 1-877-782-7409 to find out more about the OxyContin addiction rehab program of Narconon.

I became addicted to Oxycontin my senior year in high school following a football injury that gave me a broken collarbone.  Even after my doctor stopped prescribing it, I was able to get my hands on it thanks to a dealer at school.  This happened in September and in May, my family sat me down and got me into a drug treatment program.  I was able to make up my last bit of coursework following my stay at the drug rehab center and began getting my life back together.  I lost the football scholarship I was aiming for but planned to enroll at the local college.

I had just been out of treatment for a few days when my mother had a minor stroke.  It surprised the family as she was incredibly healthy, a non-smoker, athletic and never sick.  When her neurologist said it was most likely stress induced, I was beside myself with guilt.  I took care of her religiously.  I helped her when she got out of the hospital and I fixed meals for her.  My uncles and their families helped, too.  I was just really scared I was going to lose my mom.

I drove her back and forth to physical therapy during those weeks she was on a walker.  I had so much guilt inside me.  I felt like her stroke was my fault.  By Thanksgiving, she was getting around on her own but my guilt was so great that I had to fight the desire for Oxycontin even more.  I just wanted to forget but I knew I could not let my mother down again.

We have a tradition at Thanksgiving to go around the table and say what we are grateful for.  Several said they were grateful my mom was okay.  When it was her turn, she said she was grateful to have a son like me who was there to help her when she needed it the most.  I broke down and turned to her and told her she would have never had the stroke if it weren’t for me to start with.  My grandfather said that wasn’t true and so did my mom and the rest of the family.  We all helped each other when a family member needed it the most just as we always had.  The family helped me with my addiction so I could be there to help my mother.

When it was my turn to give thanks, I said I was grateful to have the smartest mother in the world to get me in touch with a successful drug rehab program so I could be there for her when she needed it.  That was six years ago.  Now I counsel other drug dependent kids. And my mother? She is doing great and just as proud of me as I am of her.