Drug Addiction Stories & Info

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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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.

It happens innocently enough; someone goes to the doctor with an ailment and the medication the doctor prescribes not only takes care of the ailment, but also produces an addiction.  There are many people who are addicted to pain killers, anti-anxiety medications, and muscle relaxers, among others.  Of course, it was not the doctor’s intent to have anyone become addicted.

Certain drugs affect the brain in a very pleasant way.  These drugs can make one feel euphoric, they can decrease inhibitions and they can just make a body feel fantastic.  Because of this, the need for the drug continues on after it is therapeutically necessary.  Many addictions begin in this way.  Most people do not seek help because of the fact that a doctor prescribed the medication to begin with.  Regardless of how someone got the drug, if there is a drug addiction, it needs to be addressed.

Prescription drug addiction is no better or no worse than any other addiction.  It needs to be handled just the same.  If possible, when you first realize you may be addicted, contact your doctor.  If you do not feel comfortable contacting your doctor, contact a rehab center.  They are experienced in handling prescription drug addiction problems.

Women are three times more likely to be prescribed sedatives and two times more likely to become addicted.  The elderly and teens are also more susceptible to prescription drug addiction.  Seniors take more drugs than any other age group so they are very likely to form addictions.  The sharpest increase in prescription drug use is within the 12 through 17 age group.

Prescription drugs should be taken only for the ailment for which it was prescribed.  When the prescription is gone, one should not seek a refill unless the condition has not improved.  In that case, see the doctor again.  It is very easy to become addicted to prescription drugs and it can happen to anyone.  No one is immune.  Prescription drug addiction affects rich and poor, young and old.  Always use prescription drugs with caution and contact your doctor if you feel any indication at all that you may be becoming addicted.  It is almost impossible to tell how many people are actually addicted to prescription medications because there are so many who will not admit to it.  It is very common, however.  Chances are at least one person you know is addicted to prescription medication.