OxyContin patients, then and now

Videos of patient testimonials sent to doctors in the late 1990s reveal how marketing trumped science as more and more prescriptions for chronic pain were written. The patients and their families speak out then and now.
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[@laurenwalker1048]

I started using oxies as a teenager for fun. Ended up a full blown heroin and fentanyl addict by 24. Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. I’ve been clean for five and a half years. Sobriety is beautiful.

[@laurenwalker1048]

@@alexfriedman2047 I never even set foot into an NA meeting for that very reason. They don’t consider you “clean” if you’re in maintenance, to which I say, fuck that!! I worked really fucking hard to stop using. I was lucky enough to know a group of older junkies who all told me not to get on the done, but get on the subbies instead because it has so many less side effects and now I still have all my teeth lol. Im from Sydney, Australia. We don’t have a serious epidemic here, and Heroin isn’t really the in thing. Instead, Sydney is filled to the brim with ice users (which I also used heavily in my late teens). Im seriously blessed to have been a junkie in Sydney (as weird as that sounds) we have some really helpful programs. They give out free fit boxes at the chemist. It’s this little black box with a few clean needles, a plastic spoon, cotton filters, sterile water and alcohol wipes. It’s even got a little compartment for storing used needles safely. We also have some good programs where you can go into this room and a nurse watches you while you inject yourself, or they inject you themselves the. They let you just sit around on some bean bags and chill in front of the tv (you can’t leave until you’re deemed somewhat sober though). Do you guys have any programs like this where you’re from? Where abouts are you from? Do you have any family that can support you?

[@laurenwalker1048]

@@alexfriedman2047 Lean on your family for support - that’s what I did and that’s what family is for. I wouldn’t have gotten through without those beautiful people. You are not alone. All I can say is take care of yourself, realise that you *deserve* happiness, you *deserve* a life that isn’t filled with heartache and feeling sick all the time. I know that’s corny af, but it’s true. Oh, and it’s a reachable goal! You can be clean and sober, you have it in you - trust me! I never, ever thought I’d stop using drugs. Please, take care of yourself out there.

[@laurenwalker1048]

@@alexfriedman2047 see, that’s like the opposite of what it’s like here, if someone was shooting up on the street, people wouldn’t have it - which I totally understand!! I wouldn’t want me niece and nephews to see that. It really fucking sucks that those folks have no where else to go, that’s the saddest part of it. And loool yea, Aussies are pretty cool. We’re quite a laid back bunch - especially in comparison to Americans. Americans are much louder, like you all have the volume turned up to 100 (which I love about you guys). To your point about men. This, I absolutely agree with. Men have it much harder than women in regards to friendships and relationships. Mostly because men aren’t socialised the same way women are. Women are socialised to be very have lots of friends and close relationships and be very social. Men aren’t socialised in this way, and it’s at a detriment to you all. Ps. You’re not disgusting. You seem really lovely. If anyone says otherwise, I’ll fight them for you 😆

[@northernlightsandsirens4230]

I apologize for the very long reply. Your story struck a nerve and I'd like to share my story and thoughts. Congratulations on five years of active recovery! It's a fight that yes, is one day at a time or even 15 minutes at a time. It's also a fight that heals and of self-discovery. Keep the fight going! I also did Percocets in my teen years here and there for fun. I *loved* how oxycodone made me feel. It was like the perfect drug. Fast forward a few years and I was a full-blown IV opioid user. Oxy was the main offender, but also Dilaudid, Hydromorph Contin and morphine. Tack on my use of prescription amphetamines, benzos, MDMA and everything else "fun". My use was at the point where I'd have syringes ready to go for when I first woke up and had "The Sick" as I call it. I'd have loaded syringes marked with their dose on me so that I could boot up without having to prep. Scamming, stealing and scheming kept it all going. I needed two 80s and usually a 40 or a few 20s as boosters to get through the day. I'd often do 5-6 80s per day and I'd do 12-15 80s (plus both powder and crack cocaine) when on a binge. I used throughout undergrad, albeit not intravenously or nearly as intensely. Things went nuts in grad school. Oxy was easier to get than cannabis. It was *very* cheap at 35¢-50¢ per mg; cheaper if you knew crooked pharmacy staff, which we did. Oxy and other opioids were saturating the streets thanks to them being heavily prescribed due to my home city being single-industry industrial. That and very crooked doctors, good doctors becoming slingers for the money and a whole lot of doctor shopping with double or triple doctoring and no monitoring systems. It wasn't insanity like the South Florida pill mills, but still bad. Thankfully there's now a controlled med monitoring system and very strict new regulations for the doses and sizes of opioid prescriptions for non-malignant pain. Exceptions are only made in cases of very severe pain. The days of large prescriptions for controlled drugs are over. It's now 30 days and methadone is being used more often for chronic pain, but with . There are still pill slingers, some of which sell themselves as addictions physicians who also manage pain. Key word there is sell; they're in it for the money and know the loopholes. I've worked at a large addictions clinic and a couple of the doctors were candymen. It was sickening. To the point, I was doing my MA with a pile of books in one arm and a needle in the other. I was also homeless for a nice chunk of its second year. Everyone except for me saw how bad I was. It all changed on the night of 16/10/2010. It was after a major binge. I was dopesick. I had no money for pills and was out of filters to "wash" for a filter shot. I got a sudden jolt to just come clean with it or I'll be dead within a month. I was medically detoxed because to the severity of the addiction. I was heavily abusing multiple drugs in addition to opioids. I was supposed to be put on methadone. I was put on Suboxone instead by the most incredible addictions doc you could ever imagine. He was compassionate, good humoured, very wise and an amazing storyteller whose stories always gave you new insight into what you were talking about. Recovery isn't easy. It's a challenge that most couldn't even understand. You can't become complacent and say "I got this". I put a lot of work into my recovery and had a gifted counsellor. I was very lucky to have the care that I did. I'm in Canada, so the addictions doc was free to see, as were outpatient programs. My Suboxone prescriptions were covered by a provincial drug coverage program that you can join and only pay a manageable deductible every 3 months. It has its flaws, but it gets people essential meds. Methadone is also covered as are alcoholism meds. I never went to residential treatment or to a recovery home (they're different). I made my choice and chose to never return to that world. I'm tapering off of Suboxone. I'm at 8 mg; down from 18-20 mg at its peak. I'm married to the most compassionate, understanding and caring woman one could ever have as a wife. I'm also an addictions worker by profession. It's my passion and I've been told that it's my calling. I've been told that I'm an "excellent" and "gifted" counsellor. I tune these overboard compliments out. I just do what I do. It's not for accolades, recognition or anything like that. I found myself in recovery and just want to give back. My clients and working to guide them in empowering themselves are my top priority. I've worked in detoxes, an addictions clinic, treatment programs, a hospital addiction medicine unit, peer support in the ER and different homeless services, including an emergency shelter for homeless youth. The clients whom I've worked with were mostly good people with major trauma and/or a mental health disorder. Only a very small few weren't good people. It's not about where I've worked; it's about giving a damn about those who've been forgotten and chucked aside. They're awesome people whose courage, resilience and tenacity are inspiring. So many of them were/are very bright, extremely creative and very caring. Despite our inner scars, many addicts are often still *very* caring people with big hearts and *SO* much to offer. I've had clients who were/are outright gifted. Their brilliance and intellect were exceptional. I'll never forget how one wrote in a beautiful and flawless cursive like you'd see in the 18th-19th centuries. It's all about giving back and bringing silver linings to dark places. It's also about learning from each other. I learn from every client. They have great insights, observations and knowledge. For me, paying it forward is an integral part of my recovery. That and it's just so damn enjoyable working with clients. That's a very brief overview of where my recovery journey is. We each have our own recivery journies and there's no one size fits all in addiction and recovery. I want to congratulate you again for five years of recovery, wish you the very best in the years to come and that you continue to find yourself in your recovery. To anyone reading these comments, recovery that's on your terms and in a way that works for you _is_ very possible. Stigma, guilting, blaming and shaming makes us suffer in silence. We get tired of being the scapegoat. People see the drug; not the human being being controlled by it. They don't see the many positive traits, abilities, talents and gifts that those with addictions have. Forget what others say and let them eat your dust as you progress in your recovery. If you get knocked down when recovering, keep recovering. If you have a slip or relapse, it's not the end. Self-reflect about it, learn from it and grow stronger. If they want to bring up your past to guilt, blame or shame, bring up your present and feel proud, not ashamed when you're telling them about your accomplishments. You have the resilience that all addicts have. This resilience will be a gift that keeps you fighting. Keep getting up and back on your bike when life throws you bumps in the road. Build that circle of supports who'll assist and guide you. Most of all, keep fighting. Don't listen to percentages saying how low the long-term success rate is. Keep fighting. Those percentages become a lot higher if you are actively recovering, choose to make change and when motivation to change come from within. Keep the fight going!

[@phriedokra6158]

hitting bottom is scary for many but a must otherwise methadone just prolongs the agony...

[@MizGizma]

I still think the major problem with this drug .. wasn't the fact that it is addictive .. it was the fact that they lied and said that it wasn't.

[@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917]

The biggest problem is they weren't giving it to me.

[@hank10111111]

They pushed it hard too. Purdue was pulling in $35 billion in revenue. Nothing will happen to sackler family and it’s a shame to the hundreds of thousands that died because they lied.

[@sam7259]

@@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917 do you still hate sf? I miss it. I haven't been in 4+ years to Cali, SF is the only place I miss.

[@lorimav]

Indeed. These medicines can be life savers. I hate blanket statements and people that swing with the pendulum. When my mother was 75 she developed a lot of back pain. The pain was the only thing on her mind. She managed to have a decent quality of life after she began taking moderate amounts of opiate drugs for a period of a few years. Finally she learned of a friend's success with back pain after a laminectomy. None of her physicians ever directed her in that direction. Finally, she had the procedure and within a month she had made an absolutely easy withdrawal from the oxys. She had never got drowsy with taking them either. I took two by accident thinking they were my Beano pills and could barely stay awake. I do understand that there are people out their with emotional pain especially along with their physical pain that are strong candidates for addiction and there maybe suitable alternatives for short term pain but it is a crime to withhold these drugs from people with serious and chronic pain. We can think outside of the box a little and come up with solutions in order to both prevent addiction and yet to also give a decent quality of life to those with serious chronic pain. Another thing we can do is start realizing that the pharmacological industry, especially since the days of the AIDS epidemic has become too powerful and unregulated to our detriment. In some cases there are avenues to prevent certain diseases associated with pain from simple supplements and repurposed drugs. Because of the way the industry is set up currently there is no motivation to explore alternative treatments to chronic diseases. I was on my way to becoming an asthmatic and was offered steroid drugs, etc.. My asthma was cured in one measely week with the purchase of a $5 bottle of vitamin D3. Yet not a single doctor ever suggested testing vitamin D levels or getting out in the sun. There are alternative treatments to rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. I suggest that people seek out consultations with multiple functional medical providers.

[@yeahright3145]

@@sam7259 I left San Francisco about two years ago. I love it. But the cost of living? Ridiculous. I say it’s easier to leave than to come. lol

[@stoner36s]

My wife is disabled with CMT which has no treatment other than pain management and I watched these narcotics slowly kill her until she started turning jaundice and couldn't take watching it anymore. We sold everything we owned, bought a motorhome, left Ohio and started heading to California, on the way Colorado made Marijuana legal. We arrived in CO 7 years ago, my wife has been narcotic free since we arrived using THC and CBD heavy cannabis products for pain relief and neuropathy. Her liver started healing itself and her health has improved dramatically. It saved her life.

[@allieuncharted]

I’m asking out of curiosity. I suffer from MS and I do have neuropathy nerve pain as well. I take lyrica but I hear others take gabapentin which helps nerve pain. I know they’re anticonvulsants. Was your wife ever put on something like that to help manage pain?

[@stoner36s]

@@allieuncharted yes, I believe Lyrica was the one that gave her extremely bad vertigo, which lead immediately to her falling and hurting herself, falling is specifically the most dangerous part of her condition right now as she has very pronounced drop foot, and the progressive decline in muscle mass due to the atrophy (she is so weak that she cannot carry a gallon of milk from the back of the store) caused by the nerve death means she is almost all skin and bones with nothing to cushion a fall. She fell 2-3 years back and she fractured a hip a her knee was dislocated (her muscles wouldn't hold the kneecap in place at first). So, yeah tried that. She was in a State monitored "Pain Management" program, tried all kinds of stuff, end result was multiple surgeries and before we bailed on Ohio she was prescribed M-Contin 40mg 2 per day, every 12 hours, and Vicodin HP 6x a day every 4 hours. They changed to Norco's right before we bailed because she was turning yellow, same strength less Ibuprofen? After I went to the ER the second time to have them administer an enema from hell because her digestive system shut down again, I felt I had no choice. Watch her die or try something else, so we sold everything we had, and took the long way to Colorado. Side note, she went through horrendous withdrawls in North Carolina, three day awake, crying in pain. Long story short, I laid my hands on some weed called Girl Scout Cookies in North Carolina, she took three hits off of a pipe, by the time she exhaled her third hit her pain was gone. We haven't looked back. I actually got my budtenders license last month and I hope to be spreading the good word soon.

[@sirranhaal3099]

I wonder if the last woman with crippling RA is aware of medicinal cannabis

[@heyman2429]

420 blaze it bro glad to hear it

[@floppybeefcurtains7679]

I hear more stories about weed helping people than I ever have about any pill you can think of except antibiotics. And yet weed still has all these stipulations. Pot heads in prison longer than pedophiles. It disgusts me to no end that we can't take care of ourselves without breaking laws.

[@boosted2022]

My dad was prescribed OxyContin after a simple dental procedure, back in 1999. Within 2 years, he had lost his 6 figure job, totaled his car as well as my brothers car, had our home put into foreclosure and drove my mom, me and my two brothers to pack up and move on. He died in 2008, I spent my 13th birthday at his funeral, because of the evil bastards at Purdue.

[@AllYourBaseAreBelongToU5]

I’m sorry you went through that trauma and lost your dad at a young age. But the blame isn’t just on Purdue Pharma. It’s also the FDA that didn’t require warning labels or crack down on the marketing of addictive opioid drugs. Anytime a corporation screws someone over and gets away with it, it’s likely because the government was either complicit or incompetent.

[@cole1c]

my father also was prescribed oxycontin but luckily stopped. cant imagine life if he didnt. sorry you had to deal with that as a 13 year old, may your father rest in peace 🙏

[@kevinfitzpatrick2779]

I'm so sorry 😢

[@JasonBrown-dd7dj]

Its not your dad's fault m8 it happened to me ,im from the UK.Had no idea until documentaries come out ,dramas such as dopesick I was prescribed 150 mg oxycontin 600mg pregablin spoke to doctor They cut me off cold turkey it's horrific after 8 days I tried to take my own life.Your dad's life would have been a misery on this drug he'd have prayed to God he didn't take it in the beginning.Your government didn't take action until it was clear it wasn't the users fault doctors, solicitors,judges ect and hard working manual labourers with chronic pain.Remember you dad didn't stop loving you and felt guilty after use .By the time you realise it's to late.

[@Can_you_not]

I’m so sorry

[@mainlyoctober]

Oxy ruined my life. Thankfully by the grace of God, I’m sober 8 years. EDIT: 9 Years now! Praise God!!! EDIT #2: 10 Years now! Praise God!!!

[@lillizabeth44]

I just came up on 11 years!!! Keep it up💝

[@chrisfifa226]

Congratulations brotha man good work I’m trying to quit smoking cigs

[@IronEducation]

Amen

[@HealthyandLovingLife]

Praise God! That stuff is horrible!

[@lunarmagiclegend]

I uaed crystal meth for a short time after stopping opioids, didn't leave the house for weeks. since i was going through bad withdrawals anyways. Meth withdraws are short term siI helped get me off everything thank god

[@bp7987]

A patient cured is a customer lost.

[@sainttube5214]

Vaccine

[@lazaruschandler3750]

@@sainttube5214 sure pal

[@PunTimesWithNeil]

@@sainttube5214 lmao u didn't even try to say something stupid, just vaccine xD

[@beefnacos6258]

@@lazaruschandler3750 yeah sure

[@mikehoncho2149]

Yep cancer has a cure wonder why there still racking in donations by the 10s of billions, 90 billion in total

[@SubstanceP888]

“People thought that he was drunk, or that he was high on something... They didn’t know that he was just on OxyContin.” Lol. He WAS high on something! So they were pretty spot on!

[@Kei-pj7ot]

People is so fucking stupid

[@shaecallewaert9279]

YHey Yusuf I yysdyitf

[@traviscase415]

Was searching for this comment lol insane how utterly clueless some Americans are

[@Kei-pj7ot]

@@traviscase415 Yup, and then you have people eating mcdonalds and chewing them Xanax and percs blaming you for smoking a plant

[@lewisisdaman]

Soooo fuckin high lol

[@ottawavalleystoner]

when i was 18, i had been addicted for 4 months. i woke up one morning, looked around me and really saw where my life was at and where it was going. that one moment of clarity saved me. i packed up my apartment that day, and moved 14 hours away where i knew i wouldn’t be able to find the pills. Been sober for 13 years now. my roommate at the time, who was also using, passed away 5 years ago due to drug addiction. I’ve lost 3 other friends to addiction and so many friends who are lost souls now. i’d rather feel the pain my body has then ever be that person again.

[@dontettaton1063]

Amen.

[@2genders-tk2ue]

Did you take more then you were prescribed ? Or did you strictly take it how you were supposed too?

[@CB-ht9ow]

@@2genders-tk2ueProb didn’t even have a script

[@quentinbarker7534]

@OrwellianDystopia1984both true and untrue

[@nitemareman1]

There is no geographical solution to addiction. If you were able to move away and just quit, it's likely you were never an addict to start with.

[@JohnnyTsunami54]

What’s sad about Oxy is it makes you feel like you’re always being hugged, a warm sensation fills your body. I could imagine people with childhood trauma, anxiety and stress could be easily addicted... so sad 😞

[@dealwithit3603]

That's what sucked me in...clean from it a little over 18 months now

[@JohnnyTsunami54]

@@dealwithit3603 proud of you man. Keep pushing. 🙌🏽

[@dealwithit3603]

@@JohnnyTsunami54 hey thankyou sincerely for taking the time to say a few kind words

[@gfersurvived6622]

You just described my and many people I know experience. Very accurately.

[@barbibutton9619]

Feel like your being hugged? Nah...I don't feel that. Relief and energy. Not euphoria. It's nice to sleep a few hours because your not waking up from pain. Getting up the steps is great too.

[@daddydinkleberg7877]

I’m 25. Oxycontin destroyed my father & my fathers addiction destroyed my childhood. There are many many more like me.

[@irishlad3029]

Go long dinkleberg!! 🏈

[@commander1982]

Daddy Dinkleberg so sorry to hear. Addiction truly is a family disease.

[@JUICE_PROPAGANDA_CEO]

didint have no childhood dont care tho, wish he would be oxy addict instead of alcoholic, atleast i could steal from him :)

[@chandlerlasalle4466]

Daddy Dinkleberg Same, but with my mother. I’m 21. She just overdosed last September. She was 38. The things I saw growing up and the way I lost her will affect me until I myself pass on one day.

[@commander1982]

Chandler LaSalle this sounds so terrible and it’s heartbreaking. I’m so so sorry.

[@popermen694]

I was prescribed unlimited opiates when I was in a car accident as a teenager. My friend died in that crash, in my arms. The doc gave them to me because of a broken foot and he felt bad. Five years later I was a full addict. Was popping 30 pills a day while drinking opium tea to wash it down. Today, 15 years later, I am 3 years sober and just now dealing with the accident mentally. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.

[@zackdunn5315]

Never be afraid to reach out for help! Im 7 months clean from heroin and fentanyl. Different introductions, but the addiction is the same man i wish all the best for you brother good luck on your recovery! You're not alone

[@PD-yd3fr]

Have seen a lot of addicts, never really felt pity for them until I started seeing pian clinics opening all across America (I was a trucker), started to see the adds for using opiates for pain treatment, set off a lot of red flags. Then we saw the people who were over prescribed getting cut off, they were told the pills they took were good for them, completely safe. People in pain will do almost anything to stop it, they trusted their doctors, their doctors should have known better. I have nothing but sympathy for those who were hooked on opiates because of this (still hate crack/meth) I am glad you got free, truly am

[@lordsgirl1123]

I am so sorry for the loss of your friend. The emotional pain must have been so hard for you. Drs prescribe for a variety of reasons, but Big Pharma is the pusher who knows what they are doing. I thank God for your recovery many blessings for your future. 💕🙏🏻

[@-cransberries-9320]

Good for you! Keep pushing, I can’t imagine the pain you’ve gone through down in your journey but knowing that you are in a better place is always good

[@mychannel8809]

Truly wishing you the best

[@KeanuGuidos-xn9nw]

I find myself coming back to this video every so often. I’m celebrating 4 years clean from opiates, after being addicted for about 6 years. This video didn’t necessarily save me but it helps. To everyone in these comments who’ve overcame drug addiction just know how strong you are, and to the tigers still struggling, just know how strong you are as well ❤️ it’s hard

[@teapeaa]

Congrats of 4 years, im so proud of you ❤

[@epleboy]

The KZbin algorithm throwing me a curveball here.

[@Unanything81]

Still interesting. Humanizes the problem.

[@lilrosebush]

Yuh fr

[@starboy2013]

Totally... WTF am I watching?

[@kevtwosaints7455]

That part seven years later. KZbin bored or people aren’t being as creative anymore

[@bigboyzak]

Speedball*

[@ben6089]

I'm impressed they used real patients instead of actors.

[@americancrimejournal]

It was closed distribution to doctors, so the goal is to convince them it works by using real testimonials. Had it been a TV spot for the public, definably would have used actors. "I just couldn't get out of bed. I had shattered 114 bones in my accident, now I am free....)" Proceeds to show woman riding a horse through rugged terrain... "Don't take Oxycotin if you are allergic and consult your doctor if you're nursing or taking other opioids for pain. Side effects may include....... (Lists 25 effects)".... up to and including death" proceeds to show woman riding bull in rodeo gear with voice over "I'm just glad with Oxycotin I can have somewhat of a normal functioning life, that I don't have to mask my symptoms and pain in front of my children which takes a lot out of me... There is now hope".

[@sirdrovious]

@@americancrimejournal spot on

[@Smaug_4181]

@@americancrimejournal p.s. you will bleed from your rectum all day

[@ColdHawk]

I am sure that this is a case study for pharma advertising executives; lessons on what to avoid. If that were my job this would teach me to use real words and real testimonials from patients, but delivered by actors. The identity of the patients would, of course, remain confidential (perhaps even redacted from our records) to “protect their privacy.” The last thing you or your client wants is something this easy to turn into, “exhibit A, Your Honor,” should the medication you are pedaling turn out to be a disaster that ruins people’s lives.

[@batmanarkhamcity100]

@@JoseGranny i would definitely try kratom man look into it and also weed if you’re into it, i wish you the best of luck on everything my guy, please stay strong

[@boostbeast8731]

The executives of purdue that covered up how addictive oxy was deserve the death penalty for the millions of lives they ended/ruined.

[@athelstan927]

@@hughhefner7569 I agree.. The Wests' addiction is to drugs broadly but its real addiction is to government intervention.. People have lost the ability to take responsibility.. to make decisions in their own best interests.. and we are very close to being completely at the beck and call of The State.. WE have to wake up.. trust no one outside good family and good friends!

[@SKYSAW59]

Idiotic statement. The only "millions" are the people whose quality of life has been saved by these fantastic meds! They feel good, so some morons will abuse them.. Then start playing the fkin victim!

[@boostbeast8731]

@@SKYSAW59 perdue said only 1% of patients became addicted when in reality 100% became addicted. It was their selling point for oxycontin and why many doctors prescribed them for minor pain. Do research before you call someone "odiotic".lol

[@athelstan927]

@@SKYSAW59 you mean idiotic.. yes you are.. over 400,000 deaths are a direct result of prescribed drugs in US.. never mind the multitude of life limitations these prescriptions create..

[@SKYSAW59]

Wrong. Abuse is abuse. Simple. Like i said MILLIONS saved from a miserable pain wracked existance. Open your eyes!. I take 10mg, 4x a day, and THATS IT! Im thankful and dont get silly with it. And BTW.. for 30 yrs!

[@rowan1691]

I am absolutely impressed with the journalistic integrity and quality of this video. It is absolutely unbiased and fair, which is something I haven’t seen in journalism in a long time. Keep up the great reporting Milwaukee sentinel!!!

[@raydogg]

Oxycontin used to be my god... I've be 9 months clean , life feels like its gonna be longer now , lifes beautiful.

[@ashleyashleyashleyyyy]

Great job

[@drewmora9440]

Awesome job man. You got this.

[@owenclough7156]

Nice man, as they say, once an addict, always an addict. The difference is now you have the self control to know what that stuff does. Stay clean brother

[@hilltop4847]

Cool story.

[@DR-su4mo]

Fuck pills

[@BodywiseMustard]

Saddest part "since I've been on the pain medication I haven't missed a day of work, which my boss really appreciates"

[@DavidR_192]

Agreed. I was disgusted to hear this. Like commercial 'productivity' takes priority over human wellbeing.

[@cpt.stranglewank9569]

@@DavidR_192 1984

[@jasonrock5220]

Then gets fired. And doesn’t have health insurance.

[@ArgonNoble]

Reject globalism. Reject capitalism. Reject socialism. This is where those lead.

[@cpt.stranglewank9569]

@@ArgonNoble reject existence

[@lamcadams785]

This drug stole 15 years of my life! At first you think it’s the best thing ever until you realize how addicted you are to it. No one can understand withdraw unless you’ve actually gone through it yourself. Anyone who wins the battle over a prescription meds is a hero.

[@rightnearthebeach]

Thank you

[@richardmoores]

I’m a hero, for getting myself off the hell of antidepressant addiction

[@uptop9789]

What’s really sad is people like y’all make something nature as this seem taboo and dangerous. Y’all fuck it up for the ones who won’t abuse it

[@sulfarussulfarus3378]

@@richardmoores I started antidepressants two weeks ago and this scared me ..So zoldoft have withdrawal symptoms?

[@HappyHermitt]

They don't understand but hastily judge.

[@samsnephew3209]

This video needs to be shared world wide

[@jkajmo]

As someone who's broken half the bones in my body, lost a limb, fingers & been through heroin withdrawal, I'd gladly break the rest of my bones rather than go through withdrawal again. It is the most excruciating pain I've ever felt. So when someone in your life is going through withdrawal, please understand that they are in the worst pain, even though they very likely caused this to themselves, what's done is done & please be understanding that it's not easy.

[@VictoriaMarch13]

From one recovering addict to another, thank you for that. 👊🏼❤️

[@bobobrien8968]

Absolutely true. I was on oxy for several years, slowly creeping up in dosage and then it just wasn’t helping the pain. I did get the nice warm high for a little while but depression set in and I had to go cold Turkey. It was the worst hell one can imagine. I ended up back on various different opioid pain meds and now at 70 my new doctor is pretty much forcing me to go on suboxone. I hope to god that the pain from my degenerative discs and my muscle pain and stiffness are helped. I m concerned about the period during the transfer from dilaudid to buprenorphine. Scared to pieces.

[@totoro8088]

Yes I’m 7 years sober and I absolutely agree with this comment, thank you.

[@jakespencer431]

From another addict from australia good work brothers stay strong 💪! Was on heroin for 10 years then Methadone for 5 years on 200ml now I am at 40ml going down 2 ml every week agreed with the top comment I’ve broken bones Ild rather break every god damn bone in my body and be bed written for a year then learn to walk properly, rather than go threw methadone/heroin/ xanax wd! Top comment everyone should read and understand it’s not as easy as stop taking medication it just doesn’t work like that! When I reach 30ml I’m going on a injectable bupe so I don’t have to go to the chemist everyday for done and Benzos they inject it in your stomach every month and you slowly go down not their yet but I’ll get their I haven’t picked up a needle for 5 years which my family is so proud for me

[@jakespencer431]

@@bobobrien8968 I know we’re your comeing from bro I got to stop methadone til it’s fully out of my system bout 2 days then I’ll be on a injectable bupe don’t worry your not alone! I’m sceard that it’s not gana work aswell seems I’m used to the methadone

[@sherribrawn3757]

The fact this drug was marketed as non addictive for years even though they WERE FULLY aware of what was unfolding is absolutely CRIMINAL! I'm so happy they've been held accountable for what they did. 😢

[@SludgeMan90]

What are you talking about? They were not held accountable. The sackler family profited billions of the slaughtering of countless and not a single one of those involved in the scandal sat a minute in prison. They are billionaires living the good life. Some kid in the inner city will get the death penalty for a gang shooting, but these demons kill in the hundreds of thousands and walk free. Accountability my ass.

[@PYRO-ON]

Hahaha Accountable? None of the multibillionaire genocidal drug peddling zionist-apartheid funding Saccler family is in jail…. Purdue Pharma who Fraudulently Created the non addictive myth and peddled the drug which is owned by the Sackler family Was forced to pay a token billion dollar settlement which was basically a tax credit and continue to make outrageous amounts of money off of the drug and other drugs like it.. better believe a minority kid with a couple of diverted pills would do 20 years in jail but never the white Zionist billionaire who killed hundreds of thousands of Americans made millions addicts and made and continues to make billions WILL EVER DO A SECOND IN JAIL!

[@julianshepherd2038]

No one will go to jail

[@SludgeMan90]

@@julianshepherd2038 Oh I know no one will go to jail. that is my point. this lady says she is so happy they were held accountable. I say no one was held accountable.

[@sherribrawn3757]

@@SludgeMan90 yah I suppose you're right on the jail side of things... I am happy they've had to dish out hundreds of millions to victims though. At least it's some sort of punishment..

[@WatchMeWatchStuff]

For that woman, losing her insurance saved her life. I had a similar situation, I lost my insurance and went through horrible life threatening pharmaceutical withdrawals. But when you come out the other side you realize the alternative of being addicted and wasting away was worse.

[@shanecrump7932]

Depends on the situation but yeah, I mostly agree with you.

[@kimjackels-barbella5009]

Not everyone makes it out alive.

[@missm661]

A blessing in disguise. I'm happy for you!

[@Omnibushido-]

@@kimjackels-barbella5009 Well yeah, hence “life-threatening withdrawals” lol

[@dovidstaples9985]

For a lot of people running out of pills is when they make the jump to hard drugs

[@fluffypink6unny]

As someone dealing with depression & overwhelm this video has been a reality check. My issues are mental, not physical. I can overcome. Thank you for sharing these insights. I wish everyone dealing with these or any challenges healing, peace & support.

[@jamiewilson2550]

This drug killed my father when I was six years old. I'm 32 now, and I've missed him for my entire life.

[@embryonicandcatatonic]

That's heartbreaking. I lost my dad to cancer when I was 8 (he was 39). I'm now just a little older than he was when he died. It's a really strange feeling. I'm here because I've lost a few family members to drugs. It's indescribable to watch somebody you love self-destruct. I'm truly sorry for your loss. 💔

[@jaradfurr27]

Just lost my dad 2 days before Christmas. 😔

[@embryonicandcatatonic]

@@jaradfurr27 I'm so sorry for your loss. Look after yourself. 💔

[@MadAtMax.300Blackout]

And that os why I quit.

[@rickydangler]

I can relate. Sorry to hear this I hope u are healing. Personally after 22 yrs im still trying to heal from my father being taken from this awful shit.

[@Gabagool93]

Nobody: KZbin: wanna watch the devastating long term effects of OxyContin?

[@monkissification]

I know

[@murph7141]

Right...

[@kstayhigh420]

The algorithm doesn’t lie

[@insatiableivy]

Same 🤣

[@dopeytripod]

i would at least say the oxycontin allowed me to live way more normal than without...they let me get out of bed & the house when i couldn't before so yea, there's a tradeoff but imagine if all i did was sit inside the house since the 90's?

[@JubeProductions]

The first guy was on 70mg a day and says he can enjoy himself.....well hell yeah, he was high AF so of course he enjoyed himself.

[@ganjaman407]

That one lady was on 120 mg a day, you know she was higher than fuck and walking on clouds

[@takeishaanderson5158]

Right

[@joeyfussell282]

I have chronic lower back pain, I'm on 90mg per day. 6 in the morning, 3 in the afternoon. I take just enough where I can actually bare the pain, I never feel euphoric nor high. But I know, if I dont get my back fixed, I'll continuously need more. What sounds like alot to some, is very little to others. I've just had ALIF spinal fusion back surgery 3 weeks ago and dont think my problem was solved since my pain is worse than it ever was. I hope I can have my back fixed and eliminate the pain therefore no longer needing pain meds at all. Trust me please, when someone is in pain, they really need it. So let's all pray for each other.

[@brotothewilliams9890]

U gain a tolerance real quick

[@daythemilfslayer]

Chris H bro are you slow they’re not talking about reefer

[@m.h.4144]

I know exactly how they felt in the beginning it’s such a beautiful feeling and your outlook on life is just so beautiful and all the pain (physical and mental) just goes away. You feel so much more in control again, you get shit done. Everything seems perfect until it all crumbles… It’s like a beautiful relationship that makes you feel loved and happy but then it turns very very toxic.

[@zlatkajupe]

They gave this to my mom. She struggled with the addiction for almost 20 years. Insane how many lives this drug ruined

[@jonathandewberry289]

Really, how many lives did it ruin vs how many lives it took from ruin to improvement?

[@davidchoe2813]

@@jonathandewberry289 So tell us what the real scoop is smart ass ?We would really like to know.

[@stlbullet]

@@jonathandewberry289 None, its addictive you absolute troglodyte.

[@jonathandewberry289]

@@ddegn Yes but now, as Dr. Drew predicted: You will become a kind of Martyr for 'Data' and 'statistics. That is to say because people get scared of druggies and pill addicts or those who abuse prescriptions - YOU, the actual law-abiding patient will have less given to you so that the doctors can say "Seeeee... last year we prescribed even less" and a politician and stupid voter will thing that is really great. They will, especially, reduce or remove pain meds from exactly you (people like you) because they already know you ARE going to abide by it, follow the doctor, basically you are the law-abiding citizen they know will take less for their statistics.

[@taya4389]

27 years????? That’s sad

[@jimmyglea]

Don’t kill me here, but medical marijuana helped me kick oxy. I still suffer from chronic pain and while marijuana is nowhere near the pain reliever opiates are, I’ll never go back.

[@robertsloan9284]

Im in the same boat, broke my back and had head injuries playing HS football, i was 16 and the doctors got me hooked. 7 years later, now after 9 some odd months off opioids and after suffering a mild traumatic brain injury, the marijuana is causing severe anxiety so i have switched to CBD weed, the THC levels are under 9%, and i cannot understate the effecivacy.

[@robertsloan9284]

Oxycodone, oxycontin, illicit fentanyl in the form of pressed counterfeit 30mg pills, you name it. It was killing me, now that im off i am so much happier and even though i suffered a pretty bad had injury, im having a hard time with pain and anxiety, but there's no desire to go back to the pills.

[@richhauxwell7848]

I think that is a great alternative, too bad it competes with the guvment drugs

[@skeeter7932]

And it's still a class A drug smfh....it helped me also but ppl who are still addicted to big pharmas heroin don't want t hear it and neither does the industry. Imagine the money they'd lose if ppl realized they could cut them out and grow thier own medicine?

[@HM-ec5vi]

Stick to Indica stains of cannabis. A good ratio for me is 2 parts cbd to 1 part thc. Was on tramadol for nearly two decades, quit cold turkey over a year ago with the help of medical cannabis.

[@lscales6131]

A very close friend of mine had rheumatoid arthritis and his hand looked exactly like hers. He died from complications from a lung issue at the age of 45. He was in constant pain almost his adult life. He took very little pain meds bc he knew how addictive it was and didn’t want his son or daughter around those drugs. His brother used to drop off two pills to him every other day so he didn’t have excess in his house. That’s the steps to took to make sure his family didn’t get exposed to that kind of stuff. That man was smarter than a lot of people.

[@AlphaMachina]

I have Sjogren's and spent 9 years of my life abusing opiates in an attempt to self medicate and treat myself where doctor after doctor failed to. I've been clean for 7 years, but only recently got a diagnosis for my life-long health issues. I've been in pain for my entire life. Every joint in my body hurts, my skin hurts, my teeth are falling out, my lymph nodes are always swollen, my muscles ache, my eyes burn, among many other symptoms I won't list here. It's been hell, but at least now I can put a name to it. I went so long feeling like no one believed me that something was wrong with me. I talked to doctor after doctor and they all treated me as if what I was telling them was common and no big deal. This is far from common. The medical system has, until now, failed me. I'm nearly 40 years old and I feel far older because I've gone my entire life without treatment for a potentially deadly disease.

[@friesxnxcoke]

This is how I am with my chronic pain. I only take it if I crying in pain and none of my other pain treatments don't work. 90% all the other things I do work. If I am having to take one for the pain I am also calling my doctor to get checked to see if something new is going on.

[@pattihainline1573]

My mother had rhuematoid arthritus & refused pain medication until she was placed on hospice & they made her take it! Smart i'm not sure about that as she died from liver failure & what quality of life did she have in constant pain 24hrs a day for years? I don't know what to think! I do know they are addictive your body becomes resistant (ie they no longer help) so you need not only stronger but more for them to even work! I also wonder how many would have had any quality of life or committed suicide without them? Is there something else not so addictive & destructive that can actually help? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 those issues do not seem to be addressed at all! 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@pattihainline1573]

@@AlphaMachina well at least your not beliveing because of most doctors your being treated for a disease that is deadly & will only progress! While doctors want you to do more education blameing you and possibly what your doing wrong for why a progressive deadly inherited disease that has no cure or actual effective treatment available! While being forced to believe its All your fault you have it its your fault its getting worse! Well keep thinking! 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@lscales6131]

@@pattihainline1573 while I agree with you that it’s not smart of the person in pain to take it he didn’t take it bc he’d rather be in pain than have those pills in his house with easy access for his kids. He knew he wasn’t going to live a long life but he wanted to make sure his kids lived longer than he did. That’s why I meant he was smart. He was in constant pain every day and the last time I saw him smile and they were few a far between was when he was in the hospital on a morphine drip about 2 weeks before he died.

[@TheUnexplainable1]

My husband is on pain management. He’s been taking Oxsee‘s for five years now without them he wouldn’t be a part of our lives. His pain is something we deal with every day.

[@Kelly-qv3wg]

Unfortunately using opiates long term will create opiate induced pain. They are not intended to be taken long term . They Best thing your husband can do for himself is get off that poison and find another way to deal with his pain.

[@taradid409]

Me too I don't use oxy so I have a different pain meds and without it I would be dead. Pain is so horrible. And now I have a new illness on top of all the other ones in pain is so horrible it's hard to walk and hard to move and hard to sleep and when you're not sleeping good it just makes everything more debilitating I am sorry people got addicted most of them State they misuse the medicine and it sounds like with some of them their doctors didn't monitor them. This hate unpaid medicine makes it so hard for people who really need it and don't abuse it

[@taradid409]

​@@Kelly-qv3wgI have been on opioids on and off for years there's an entire year I stopped them and I was just using a TENS unit at no point did my pain ever a lesson. It was always the same. I had a doctor leave the office in the office kick me off my pain meds and no point even as I wean myself off the medicines myself because the doctor's office were dick bags did I ever have a listening of pain. It was always the same it was always debilitating and always affected my sleep and it always made everything much worse. Going off the pain meds didn't make any better opioid induced pain might exist but a lot of us with chronic pain don't experience that we just experienced pain that we need something to help us with. Most of us with chronic pain get enough medicine to help us but not to take away all the pain and we don't abuse our medicines. I personally have never been high on my pain meds give me something for gut spasms and or Benadryl that's a different story. Sudafed the first time I took it when I was like 10 my mom made me stay home from school cuz I told her I felt really weird and like I was sitting on a cloud that was upside down. The pain meds don't make me high except when I was in the hospital and they gave me Dilaudid it was 15 minutes 15 minutes that I felt euphoric and I did not like that feeling. After that it just relieved that horrible pain from pancreatitis which isn't my main issue I couldn't even take my pain meds while I was there because they weren't prescribing me properly so I just took whatever they gave me which was an IV for horrible pancreatitis that was affecting my liver and it took them two weeks to figure out what was my gallbladder that was the problem. I'm tired of the people assuming shit about others with chronic pain. I would wish I could dump my chronic pain on every fucking opioid hate comment in this group you would all fucking follow the ground crying and horrible pain begging somebody to stop it and nobody will stop it..

[@psychshell4644]

These drugs ruined my life, family, and marriage. I've been clean for 4 years & 5 months now & have been accepted to grad school for Forensic Psychology.

[@TEMUJINARTS]

Oh WOW congratulations!! Please, may I ask..how old are you? It takes a damn good amount of guts to go back older.

[@psychshell4644]

@@TEMUJINARTS I'm 49

[@TEMUJINARTS]

@@psychshell4644 how did you get over the fact that everyone will be much other than you and you'll have alot of rust. Understanding that die to covid there are no classrooms lessons but there will be eventually.

[@psychshell4644]

@@TEMUJINARTS I'm not quite certain what you mean by your post. But I'm confident in my abilities. I'm set to graduate magnum cum laude

[@SpookyBlueNStuff]

Congratulations! I hope you are very proud of yourself, Forensic Psychology is something I have always been so interested in. Keep doing what you are doing!

[@stephenfrancais]

Sad how excited all of the folks are early on.

[@ignatiusdemonseed]

A lot of drugs, even antidepressants, seem wonderful and very helpful at the start. That wonder soon wears off....

[@ISa-jy8ol]

No one is ever deficient in a pharmaceutical drug product

[@Ynotnow9900]

@@carolinaraeper the pill thing goes back a much longer way than the 90s.

[@amyeklund7412]

Cuz they're high as fuck...

[@cl5470]

They're high in the interviews.

[@goaway3361]

My dad was put on this for back pain and he would pop them like candy. I finally talked to him about how often he was taking it and why his doctor was prescribing so much so often. Super thankful he listened and stopped taking it.

[@yolyprog2561]

Same with my dad! Big Pharma are criminals!!!

[@Jose-Strelok773]

Hey man have you tried talking him into medical marijuana?

[@AndrewAce.]

It must have been difficult. Good for him, and you...

[@tomservo5007]

@@yolyprog2561 purdue pharma , privately owned, that's a big difference

[@Lysergic_]

did it ever get to a point where he became dependent and what steps were taken afterwards to ensure he stopped? Sorry if it's personal

[@pimmiemac]

That last lady's worst fears have happened. People who are in legitimate pain are forgotten and left to suffer or unalive themselves. There has to be a balance.

[@BigFatSeal10]

So many people pretend to have pain so they can not work, and be prescribed opiates to sit at home all day high. It’s basically a cheat code, they get to legally be in constant bliss while having 0 earthly responsibilities. More than half of “pain” patients are full of shit and just want an easy life handed to them. And it works. When someone complains about back pain I can’t help but doubt, they totally tainted the image of patients because often I write them off as people leeching off the system

[@annamariesieberns9894]

That lady suffers for me with arthritis, like myself. She has severe joint deformities, and despite surgery, and every other type of intervention and medication, there is still so much pain that proper use of these medications can be beneficial to maintaining a quality of life

[@taradid409]

It would be nice if there are balanced. Chronic pain is definitely life damaging just as much as it is when someone gets addicted to medicine they didn't need or they misused.

[@samus598]

Seriously, 100%. I don't care what this says, quality of life is so important

[@burtburt2263]

Amd, THAT is why Sackler belongs in prison!!! Dr's are too terified of losing their licence prescribing it, now...

[@briankennedy1313]

First guy: “I had to put his socks and shoes for him and shave his face, then I give him his truck keys and off he goes.”

[@Nothing-d4n]

But it is true because it has like a rollercoaster effect on people

[@PrettyPetite1]

Just what I was thinking !

[@bigphil815]

Nodding out

[@Brind-amour]

Funny but true.

[@mar217rocks7]

😂😂 didn't look at it that way😂😂

[@Bill308A10]

I have the most addictive personality one could imagine, I was an alcoholic for a while and finally got sober then few years later I had my wisdom teeth removed with only Novocain and the doc gave me OxyContin pills afterwards and I loved the feeling so much I immediately gave them to my wife and said throw these away right now. I sat for a week in pain and only took ibuprofen but it’s way better than the road I would have took otherwise. I pray everyone can find strength to keep away from some of these poisons.

[@thomasgallegos2832]

Same here I refuse narcotics from the dentist

[@maryfolks9368]

That's amazing that you knew it would destroy your life had you kept taking them. Trust me, I was addicted to opiates for 10 + years. I just celebrated 4 years sober but I had lost everything and everyone was before I got sober. I thank God every day for my sobriety and I now have a beautiful life and my beautiful family but it was a fight to get here. God Bless you and your family always 🤗

[@lapis591]

@@maryfolks9368 If only a divine celestial entity could have given us a heads-up.

[@spencernadeau6070]

bless you

[@Bendesho]

You are one strong sumbitch. I salute you.

[@one4AfreeAmerica]

I took oxies a handful of times as a teen in the late 90's with some good friends of mine, and we all really liked them a lot. That's how I knew I could never do them again after about the 5th time. I had to stop hanging out with those guys, and we had all been great friends for years. I kind of hid out for a few years, and then in the mid 2000's, I got in touch with those guys again, and they had all moved on to heroin, or jail. One was even dead. It broke my damn heart, but it also made me realize how right the decision I had initially made to run far away from that life was.

[@bogeydope3022]

Yeah but the problem is not the drug it is the incrimination of drugs. You see heroin is so cheap to produce, everyone could afford it. And it's btw not even unhealthy if it is clean. We need to make drugs available through simple prescription, without all this crap around it. People wont change, addiction wont go away and since the war on drugs goes on, organized crime will continue.

[@myrajanssen2719]

@@bogeydope3022 youre 90% right. heroin is not at all unhealthy. Its a substraction from morfine, so it does more damage (for example to youre digestive system and lungs) and is way more addictive. Just wanted to let you know,,,, but for real,,, the rest is true. There are people fk high up in society that make lots of money on street/ 'legal' drugs. Without people taking drugs, theres no money

[@bogeydope3022]

@@myrajanssen2719 Well, i've studied pharmaceutics and i'm pretty sure that every opioide doesn't have lasting effects besides the addiction. What you mean is chronical constipation and a change in q-t intervals while using. Especially methadone has this effect of prolonging the intervals. However, nowadays most addicted or pain patients will get polamidone, the enantiomere wich has a lot less side effects, though it still can lead to edema sometimes. What do you mean with lung damage? Do you mean by smoking heroin?

[@myrajanssen2719]

@@bogeydope3022 oh lol. You definitely know more of opiates then more then me 😂. Yeah my smoking or because heroine supresses coughing right? So the chance for a lunginfection gets bigger i guess.. Alao i said 'is not unhealthy at all' but meant is not healthy at all... But I think you already got that 😂 Im not a native English speaker

[@myrajanssen2719]

Wow, this reply had even more typedamage lol. I can however say that I also cant type in my own language 😂😂

[@GoldenWave]

I was 16 the first time I tried Oxy, my friends & I would snort them and then we'd listen to music and hang out. By age 21, I was a full blown addict. I remember celebrating Christmas in a homeless shelter when I was 23, shortly after I was arrested for Oxy and was placed on probation. Getting arrested was a blessing in disguise. I'm 15 years sober now, I have a career and believe it or not I own my own house. My Oxy addiction nearly took my life, I buried a few friends during that time and now I realize how lucky I am that I made it out alive. If you are struggling with addiction, there is hope, there is life on the other side. I had nothing to my name (well, arrest records!) in my 20s, and now I am sitting in MY OWN HOUSE in my 30s. Anything is possible.

[@makingchanges5943]

Congratulations on your success. Thank you for sharing your story. Unfortunately, today’s kids are using pills even more often. “Perc 30” is glorified in popular music despite the fact that even the same musicians are dying from them.

[@fifthbusiness1678]

Sorry but I don’t believe you. Your story just doesn’t ring true, much like many of these comments.

[@Elena-ru2my]

Weird thing to say, assuming you don't personally know any of these people. 🤔

[@GoldenWave]

@@Elena-ru2my My comment has nothing to do with anyone in this video, it's my personal experience with the drug they're referencing.

[@Elena-ru2my]

@@GoldenWave ohh sorry, no, my comment was meant to be a reply to @fifthbusiness1678

[@baractusobamiuscaesar5540]

My mom underwent gastric bypass surgery in 2003, a year before I was born. To manage post-surgery pain, doctors prescribed her heavy- and I mean HEAVY amounts of OxyContin. She became extremely addicted. Started taking all sorts of drugs when she couldn't get enough Oxy. My Dad eventually pieced everything together but by then it was too late and she began to suffer mass organ failure. I don't remember her voice. I only know what she looks like because of old pictures. They took my mom away from me when I was three years old. She died in 2008. And after 14 years of waiting. Finally. 14 years of trials, court hearings and systems and bureaucracy and bullshit, we finally got that man's medical license. And that's all we'll get. A license for a mother, a life, a family and a future.

[@kathryn1304]

I’m so sorry.

[@B.Pilgrim]

Sorry for your loss.

[@Big-Al426]

My heart goes out to you and your family. As is with most of these cases, we the patient were given these things to help. Not hinder. And certainly none of us took it knowing that after a week of use we were addicted. So cruel.

[@wholeass83]

The sad part is the doc probably didn't know any better. Big pharma is notorious for lying to doctors about products.

[@cleft_3000]

Wow. Your last sentence really hit. He got your mother, you got his license & that’s all you’ll get. It’s truly unbelievable

[@kameronspencer4863]

Hats off to the KZbin algorithm. We need more videos &/or articles that discredit the reputation of big pharma

[@teteteteta2548]

However we also need to understand that that homeopathic industry is just anotha face of big pharma

[@fourtyseven47572]

@No One ehhh. Theres natural medicines to just about every natural dis-ease.

[@fourtyseven47572]

@No One Depends what type of chronic pain. Not to sound cliche, but cannabis has a profound positive effect on chronic pain, which is MUCH safer than any pharmaceutical

[@fourtyseven47572]

@No One I completly agree that cannabis isn't as strong as opium. However, it has MUCH less negative effects. Tbh, I agree that things such as opium should be used for things like debilitating pain or surgery, however I just think pharmaceuticals are just way way overused and we over rely on them. They should be used as last resorts because of the detriments they come with. Most dis-ease can be solved by properly looking after your health (physical mental social), and just a side note, smoking cannabis is not the most effective way to relieve pain or get its medical properties, you should actually buy concentrated CBD oil for that 👍🏿

[@alisonlikespickles9889]

Have you ever looked in to what companies own shares of the big pharma companies.. your favorite barrage brand might be behind it.

[@suzannebenton8329]

I was prescribed Oxycodone for a C-4 neck injury in 2009. It really helped lessen the pain while healing. I took it daily for 18 months until one morning, after swallowing the usual dose, they upset my stomach and I threw them up. I stopped taking them then and there, cold turkey, without any discomfort whatsoever. I told a pharmacist my story and he told me I was a very fortunate woman.

[@cattabyss]

Holy shit you were super fortunate. Most people by then would be so ill that they're traumatized

[@karief5980]

Same. Was prescribed pain pills after surgery both times in my life and about two weeks after taking them my body started to reject them and I would throw them back up. I consider myself lucky as well.

[@carmenl163]

Same with me. The first time I had a dislocated disk hernia I stopped taking Oxy after about 3 months. Lessened the dose and was off them in a couple of days, no problemo at all. But then the second time, a year later when I had another hernia, I couldn't get off them. I try from time to time but the withdrawal pains are unbearable. So now I keep taking them, just making very sure I don't need to get higher doses.

[@michaelbrownlee4857]

You are Trust me!!

[@Ladyne77]

You are truly and amazingly blessed. I've heard of this happening but have never actually met anyone who never had any sort of withdrawal after extended use or opiates. I'm very proud of you!

[@magicjackmaxwell]

11 years clean and sober from these pills! Yay! It was the absolute toughest thing I've ever gone through in my life.

[@dontettaton1063]

I went through 15 months of hell until I finally felt right again.

[@thetf8142]

So who’s brilliant idea was it to let a guy who falls asleep mid sentence drive a truck for a living?

[@MissPopeyes22]

Maybe he went behind their back

[@paul9156c]

The same people who voted for him? covfefe?

[@Boxingbear]

It's called nodding off and it's an opiate side effect. Its what most junkies are after. This guy was nodding off so much he must have been fucking high as a kite 24/7.

[@ledsabbath3298]

It was your idea Einstein!

[@Abby-nb8hh]

In America they call a ute/pick up/ a truck. What other countries refer to as a truck is a heavy vehicle used to tow large trailers. In America it is a light weight vehicle with a flat bed on the back

[@sleepyontime5513]

That blonde lady was taking 160mg a DAY. Girl was up in the clouds.

[@Swess2908]

thats an understatement! Girl was up there with God lol

[@dopeytripod]

SIKE: i take 5-40mg pills every 8 hours & you can't even tell im on any meds. i dont get high i get relief... those that chase the high would always demand a higher dose every doctors visit. ive been taking oxys since the late 90's & here in 2020 im up to 600mg per day.

[@williamkenny6383]

That's not much at all in that world. I was at a clinic where 80mg 3x a day plus 20 to 60mg 3x to 4x per day for breakthrough pain was common and many were also on fentanyl patches. It was unreal really. These pain clinics were everywhere in late 90s early mid 2000s and I mean everywhere. I watched people who had nothing wrong with them walk in and move up to that type of dose I mentioned above withing 3 months. That stuff generated billions if not trillions for doctors and Purdue. Biggest money making scheme ever in my opinion. What's better from a sellers POV than a product that once you start taking you seriously cannot live without. What's sad is that all those trillions that were generated are now gone and society is left to pick up the broken pieces while another elitist family is set for many many generations with little to no consequences.

[@Xlnjv]

Ben Lawrence are you fucking stupid?

[@sess107]

Yea but they are extended release so she’s not really on 160 all at once but still that would put u to sleep for days on end if u had no tolerance

[@TileReseller]

I broke my jaw 10 years ago and had to wait 2 weeks for the operation, the hospital gave me oxys. Took them everyday for 2 weeks and wasn’t that hard for me to get over them but definitely felt the withdrawals and wanted them. I could only imagine what people with addiction issues would go through. My jaw was basically hanging off my face and I was walking around like a million bucks

[@softsoundsCL]

The thing that always shocks me about pain killing drugs is the variance in the recommended dosage. I was prescribed oxy after a shoulder surgery years back, and the recommended dosage said "1 to 4 pills" at whatever hourly interval it listed. I can imagine a lot of people convincing themselves taking 4 pills every time was fine because "it's right on the bottle"

[@misery_follows]

i broke my jaw too, they gave me 50 T3s and morphine pills. 10mg whites. was insane.

[@Djzommer1]

@@softsoundsCL the problem isnt people assuming its fine the problem is the fact that it isnt fine but they say it is

[@softsoundsCL]

@@Djzommer1 that's the point I'm trying to make. That taking an overly large dose ends up being acceptable and sometimes even advised by the directions right on the bottle

[@clockworkNate]

Some withdrawals are bad for people, some are hell for others.

[@alideees]

I think the key to take away from this video is that people with legitimate long term pain can certainly benefit from opiates like OxyContin. Purdue was not wrong for making an effective pain reliever, what they are guilty of is incentivizing doctors to prescribe it to anyone and everyone for even the most minor acute pain symptoms and then bonuses for keeping them on it and titrating up. The way they marketed and pushed it on the doctors and patients was where they really screwed up.

[@AM-dp9tv]

Yup. This can be such a good send drug for those suffering with excruciating pain, i.e. cancer. They screwed up big time, last I read Purdue pharmas attempts to settle by declaring bankruptcy was blocked by the Supreme Court. I really hope they’re held accountable..

[@alideees]

@@AM-dp9tv same here. I see absolutely nothing wrong with treating true chronic pain patients with strong opioid pain medications. Especially if they’re terminal. I think we have a huge problem with ethics surrounding pharmaceuticals in the US and it has got to stop. When corporations are allowed to put profits over people they are absolutely going to take advantage of that.

[@glenncanning8189]

I’d like to congratulate you both for having one of the only calm, rational, respectful conversations in this entire comments section. Nicely done!

[@missdaydreamss]

I think you missed the point. All of these people needed a pain reliever, the problem is, that if u continue to take it for pain, your body will get addicted. It's not a choice, ur body will literally rely and live off these. People blame addicts, but this medicine is the start of an addiction

[@alideees]

@vladkagreen1824 so your belief is that nobody can benefit from something that can be addictive? Anything can be addictive. Exercise, sugar, caffeine, literally anything. I think you’re confusing dependence with addiction. Just because something can be addictive doesn’t mean people can’t use it responsibly and benefit from it.

[@solo21381]

As a little boy I watched my mom go from happy perfect mom to complete druggy burnout. Stay away from these, please.

[@lolbots]

sorry man, how did it start?

[@bhopbhooop9145]

I understand, my mom and my dad.

[@Simon-xi7lb]

that's awful

[@Mimi-cq4bg]

I'm so sorry you had to grow up with that. Its not right.

[@snailsaredumb9412]

And also Marijuana, my uncle died from that stuff! He used to be normal, but then he turned gay and married a man. I cried alot, and we held a funeral for him.. he isn't physically dead but he died that day on his first smoke. I hate these substance. Illegalize all drugs. And give the drugs dealer death penalty especially pot, that stuff is worst then heroin

[@noneedfornames24-7]

They call it “medicine” because it’s thru a pharmacy but make no mistake, having been addicted myself for 14 years now, it’s just dope

[@MikeTheD]

I was partying pretty hardcore back then, tried it, and said absolutely no way I’m taking that again. I was a kid, but I’d been around the block twice by then. Knew it was too good to be true, but kids see a manufactured pill and have no frame of reference for its high. That idea is so legit and irrefutable, and that company knew that for sure. I knew instantly. That company was evil folk, with what they did to our kids. It shoulda been under the biggest lock and key a drug can have, instead they flooded the country with it.

[@finchrollah8656]

So is weed. Theyre all drugs/medicine

[@briankennedy1313]

Michael Huffman it’s no excuse but in the late 80s they were literally threatening to strip doctors of their licenses for UNDERprescribing pain meds to their patients. Thats what started this mess.

[@WarmongerYT]

@@finchrollah8656 you're an absolute idiot

[@user-nw8tg1pg9y]

It's not ”dope” for people with actual physical causes of the pain. I had bone cancer, and I can promise if I wasn't able to have my pain at least partially controlled I would have shot myself years ago. I only control my pain to the point that I'm not crying or cutting myself elsewhere with a knife to distract myself from the bone tumors. I am allowed to safely take three pills a day. I usually take one, maybe one and a half because I am careful about becoming addicted.

[@tino4769]

Insurance won't cover physical therapy, does cover oxys

[@smhgaming3259]

Fuck it wont cover PT. Mt baby mommas used insurance for her pt

[@sleepyontime5513]

Depends on the insurance I’m sure

[@worldkarting89]

Oxy is a lucrative treatment to mask the issue, p.t. actually addresses the issue. Treatment is more profitable than a cure. It's not much different than planned obsolescence. Things aren't manufactured to last anymore, they want you to come back for more.

[@SweetIcedTea44]

Doctors here dont prescribe oxy. They can get in bug trouble for it. Thanks to all these codeine junkies, its hard to get t3's for back pain .

[@tino4769]

@@SweetIcedTea44 that sucks it should properly monitored, cause it does help people manage pain. They just kinda gave it to everyone when it came out, and now alot of people are in the gutter, and abusing the system.

[@danielmoore3634]

Ive been on oxy for 11 yrs and cant function without it. L4 and L5 was crushed and I cant explain the pain. Drs telling me i will be on it the rest of my life.

[@jayylyyyn]

my grandmother took oxy for YEARS for pain. like 4 years back she stopped taking them after realizing the real about them and the withdrawals almost killed her. the way she looked….i’ve never been so afraid of losing my nana in my whole life.. im blessed she pulled through and to still have her.

[@griffisjm]

You won't die from opiate withdrawal. It may feel like it but it won't kill you. Edit:Glad she's ok tho!

[@tallywhacker8917]

I broke may back working rigs. Had 3 major surgeries. I was taking 80mg a day. I could walk so much better and exercise more. I started having psychotic breaks and black out. Wake up and everything would be smashed. To anyone reading this, DONT EVEN LOOK AT THEM!!!!!! YOU DONT WANT TO GO THROUGH IT

[@griffisjm]

@@tallywhacker8917 I'm sorry but that's not the case. Yes there are some who should not or can not take opiate pain killers, I'm one of them, as a former heroin addict I agree people should try to stay away if possible, BUT, if people do need them then ok, not everyone has a problem, I know many people who take pain meds regularly and carefully without problems. Pain needs to be treated but in a responsible way.

[@tallywhacker8917]

@@griffisjm yes you are 100% right. I am crippled and have chronic pain. I take a compounded 200mg tramadol and tylenol 4. I still have alot of sharp pains but my mind is alot clearer. I also grow my own medical cannabis which I find great. Cheers

[@abundantharmony]

Nope, its withdrawals do not almost kill you. They're not dangerous in the slightest. You're just miserable and in pain and you puke. Now, alcohol benzos and barbiturates are another story. Don't spread misinformation.

[@cannaladyrvlife6487]

I lived to tell. Thank God for Cannabis. I haven’t taken an opiate or any other pharmaceutical drug in almost 5 years 🙏😘

[@mp5249]

PILL FREE IN MY RV!! Sweet

[@Braingellow]

Hotbox therapy in the RV .💨

[@lemur7493]

That's amazing! I'm really glad to hear it. I'm almost a year and a half clean now myself. Keep up the positivity friend.

[@filthyanimal874]

PILL FREE IN MY RV!! Hopefully you’ll be able to quit marijuana too. I’ve been trying for years and that garbage has got me by the balls. I’ve been smoking that crap for 30 years now! I absolutely hate it. I’m sick of it. I don’t know how to live without it. I wish I could lead a sober life like regular people. If any kids read this, STAY AWAY FROM MARIJUANA AND OTHER DRUGS. AND IT INCLUDES THAT POISON ALCOHOL TOO!! It’ll mess with the wiring in your brain. THE BEST THING IN LIFE IS TO LIVE SOBER AND FIND THE JOY OF LIFE WITHOUT MARIJUANA. You don’t need it to disconnect from reality. Meditation does the same thing and it won’t poison your body.

[@rabidrabbitshuggers]

Amen. Marijuana was the only thing that got me walking after back surgery.

[@GearHeadBoris]

My wife Leanne started on it in 2009. That was the beginning of the end. By 2012 her condition had worsened to the point where she was incoherent from drug abuse most of the time. She passed in 2015 at the age of 47. God rest her soul.

[@tarab7773]

I'm so sorry:(

[@reddiver7293]

I am so sorry for her suffering and for your loss, brother. May she RIP

[@dicksuckley8102]

Hang tough Boris, may god rest her soul and watch over you in these scary times

[@thooke222]

Sorry to hear that.

[@rebeccahardman3260]

I'm so sorry, I lost my sister in 2010 to her addiction to OXY and heroin. She was 47. I watched "Dopesick" and the way Purdue pushed this on patients for money is infuriating. They lied and manipulated the data. They are not the only Big Pharma that does this. It's still going on today, be very careful and listen to your body when getting put on any new medication. Herbs are much better and most medicine is derived from the herbal form. I was able to get off my blood pressure medication. I'm in the process of getting off all of my other medications.

[@stephenadamsmusicalinterpr4203]

I was one of the fortunate. After a wrist surgery, I was prescribed that awful medication. I took it for two weeks, and it really helped. After the pain went away, I threw out the pills, knowing that they were highly addictive. That was a mistake as I should have weaned myself off the medication. For about a week I thought I was going to jump out of my skin. Thank God that was the extent of my withdrawal symptoms. This was during the time Rush Limbaugh had his issues.

[@NovakiSalem]

Really impressed that this showed both people who’s lives it destroyed and people who it seems to have helped

[@meghanmonroe]

Where did it show people whose lives weren't destroyed?

[@ClunFunDun]

​@@meghanmonroeyeah, I wonder if this is an AstroTurfed comment made by the Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma?

[@Davidchendavid]

@@meghanmonroelast person interviewed, blue dress

[@irregularrex4004]

"1 out of 10 people don't have their lives destroyed by prescription opioids!" What a great drug!

[@Davidchendavid]

@@irregularrex4004 I was surprised that there were any positive relationships with this drug over the long term at all- the last interviewee was genuinely in need it seemed

[@bogus69]

I’m glad that black lady recovered. Good for her.

[@yeetsmith1105]

did she recover from her chronic pain too?

[@bryannzuno6353]

Being broke can heal some shit.

[@jeffree6925]

@@bryannzuno6353 lmao right

[@mar217rocks7]

@Marutgana Rudraksha way to take the focus off of congratulating the black woman...🙄

[@mar217rocks7]

@@bryannzuno6353 you ain't never lied 😂😂

[@MinewsAJ]

My dad was prescribed an oxy pain reliever after he was almost killed in a bicycle accident in 2003. It was extremely beneficial to his recovery at the time, but when our neighbors found out about the accident they started visiting our home to offer “condolences”. Sadly a few of our neighbors were simply scouting out the medical cabinet in the bathroom. My babysitter and one of our neighbors slowly began stealing my dads pills. He didn’t notice at first but overtime it became increasingly obvious that one of the people close to us was an addict and had been inconspicuously stealing.

[@zaydenrippey9664]

Oh yes I had this happen after having surgeries

[@brandibennett1163]

It a sad thing. Addicts will sometimes literally try and sell their soul to make that sickness stop. It's a feeling I can't hardly find the words to explain what pain you go through. I stole Dilaudid from my aunt that had a morphine pump inside of her but it still didn't stop her pain. She got off all those pain meds without any help. When I saw her strength she was the reason I did the same thing bc she was in so much pain with these strong pills and she quit cold Turkey. She gave me the strength I needed and we have been closer than I ever thought we would ever be. She tells me alot how strong I am and how proud she is that I came through that bc she knows how hard and miserable it is. You want to die sometimes. But there is light at the end of the tunnel.

[@ianchandley]

I had a serious bicycle crash in early 2022 and spent 4 days in hospital with bleeding in brain, dislocated ribs and 30 stitches in my face. The only opioid given to me was a single shot of morphine when I was leaving the ER so that I would relax during the CT Scan of my head. After that, it was cataflam and panadol every 4 hours until I was discharged.

[@Pixijade]

What ended up happening to that person? Did you guys confront them or??

[@grandkhanonizegypt]

​@@ianchandleyU ok now?

[@ashantiadams6403]

I have been on Oxycodin as well. I personally hated the medication. The way it made me so drowsy and sick to my stomach. I cant imagine using it to the point of addiction. It really makes me want to cry for these people. To live under such a cloud just to help heal their pain

[@anawiseman]

My father died of an overdose about ten years ago. He was given narcotics after a car accident which led to a deepening dependence on narcotics and other illicit drugs to help with the pain. I miss him every day.

[@ContentFall757Gaming]

I'm terribly sorry for your loss. Wishing you all the absolute best :)

[@allaboutroofing2]

So sorry for your loss. I lost my mom and dad, so I can sympathize with that feeling of loss and how time makes it worse sometimes in that you miss them so much.

[@chrisdelagarza8048]

GOOD CBD WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT CHOICE. Sorry 😣.

[@audrey2658]

so terrible. I've noticed Britain seems to give out hard narcotics like candy-- even to young children-- when in car accidents. I was absolutely revolted when I saw it at first; the dude had a fractured leg and they gave him fentanyl. Another one, a child (around 9) had a broken arm and they again, gave him fentanyl.

[@fantikawerner8029]

This is actually fine if you do it as in-patient treatment and dont give the patient any to take home.

[@Johnny455]

The first guy shouldn't have been allowed to drive if he's falling asleep mid sentence daily

[@davidg5759]

That's an awful act indeed.

[@AkronJosh]

Allowed? Who would have stopped him? Ya know

[@DbDp216]

He wasn't falling asleep. Homeboy was nodding tf out.

[@scurus11scurus]

Jewji semantics 🚨

[@smeefbeef367]

Josh Bowman medical records such as your conditions and medication are on file at the DMV.

[@Nurse3811]

My story has a different angle. I was a RN in a rural but super busy family practice. I remember all these short -skirted drug reps coming by to sweet talk the docs into prescribing this. Within a year we had a small community of drug-addicted neighbors , friends and family. The struggle began, as our docs caught on quick to the addiction potential and pulled in the reins. Then started the doctor-shopping , our patients driving hours away to obtain. The deaths started happening , and the legacy continues ( EDITED)

[@symphony-of-the-mint2008]

Sounds exactly like what happened to someones mom i know

[@dlociskrazy2022]

Felt guilt at times.... you were part of the problem since you did nothing. You were one of the ones that could have spoke up. Not saying its your fault and your a horrible person. But we as people need to do better at speaking up amd standing up and doing what we know is right even thought it may hsrm our lives in the moment. Imagine if you would have said something back then and that sparked other doctors speaking up. We need to not be afraid of big corporations or the people holding our jobs in their hands when peoples lives are at risk. Hopefully moving forward this doesnt happen again. But it already has with suboxone people are hooked on that now instead of phentynal or heroin. Is it better? I dont know... i know that trading one substance for another is still an addicton. Idk just makes me sad next time dont tske those fancy dinners speak up about how its wrong and how your neighbors are sick and dying. This epidemic of fentynal makes me sad. Life in america right now is strange.

[@40nights40daystv]

My dad was a drug rep for oxy, even though his brother was one of the first of many to be taken by oxide mix in the late 90s. He always blamed his brother for the addiction and not the doctors. I think the guilt ate him alive knowing he created his brothers situation with other people.

[@dizzychizzy1]

The way it was marketed is disgraceful… the Nock on affect is so vast.

[@Nurse3811]

@@dlociskrazy2022yep you are right. My bad.

[@battlefrontantics5248]

My doctor put me on a low dose of opioid pain killers ten years ago for chronic pain. They worked great, helped me live my life. No downside. Then my doctor retired and none of the new doctors would continue my prescription, simply because they don't like prescribing it. Needless to say my quality of life is much worse now. It's a shame that people with legitimate needs are forced to suffer because of this war on opioids.

[@khloeburns4692]

Im detoxing from OxyContin right now. Wish me luck 💗

[@chrisk6668]

Good luck. I really hope you never go back. You're way too beautiful for it anyway.

[@elysewhitmore8016]

How is it going so far?

[@sevensevenedits6042]

Good luck! Stay strong you got this!

[@purpledurtysprite]

I'm with ya sister

[@wazgood6389]

Youre way to beautiful for it. Call me xoxoxo

[@greyline1012]

I’m two years clean from fentanyl oxys and diazepam. I was on these drugs for 15 years. They took the best of my life. I slept walked through it all. I’m now 46 and expecting a baby boy in July. I’m so excited for life now. I went into my back garden one night and looked up to the stars and asked God, “ Was this it, is this all my life will amount to? Surely there has to be more. I got myself down to the lowest doses, got lots of support in place and then stopped my meds. I don’t recommend cold turkey but I couldn’t see any other way out! For the next month I experienced hell on Earth, but now it’s all behind me and the pain is much less than when on all those meds. I now love life. My short term memory is shot to bits but I’m now free of those terrible drugs. I feel these people’s pain! Blessings to all from 🇮🇪

[@-MrRichBiker1967]

Good for you.....god bless! YEAH..MY LAST DEMONS ARE , WEED AND KLONOPIN. kicked the dope and pills...now on to klonopin. how did you do that one, my man??? please help. ty in advance.

[@greyline1012]

- MrRIchBiker Honestly, a power much higher than myself. I’m in no way religious but during that time I prayed. I also had support from people on YT. There was always someone there when I needed to voice how I was feeling, however I was in my home alone for one full month. The hypothalamus in the brain has to regulate itself and that’s why the sweats and chills happen. I didn’t dare drive as my coordination was completely out of whack and my response times were awful. From beginning to end of withdrawals took 6-8 weeks, however it was the first three that were a living nightmare. I couldn’t believe a person could go without sleep for 10 days but I did. Then it was an hour and slowly crept up. Now I still only average 3 hours at a time, awake for two and then back for another three, but that’s fine with me. My short term memory is shot to pieces and now I’ve developed OCD because of checking and rechecking things. While this is disruptive it’s not nearly as bad as worrying whether or not I’ve enough meds to last me, or worse still the withdrawals kicking in before I got my next prescription. Can I ask what dose of Klonopin you are taking? If it’s a low dose then I suspect the fear of withdrawals is holding you back. If I can be of any help then I’ll certainly support you via here. I apologise it took me so long to respond I was waiting on my new device arriving. Look regardless of the dose you are on you will have to go through withdrawals. I suffered terribly but you might not. You will get RLS and insomnia and no doubt some sweats, but like I said the hypothalamus in your brain has to regulate itself. Unfortunately the piper has to be paid! Make sure you’ve plenty of drinking water and please please stay away from all caffeine as this only makes the RLS much worse. You might even find you can’t smoke. Your appetite will be ravenous after a few days, mine was anyway. I could’ve eaten anything that wasn’t nailed down lol. Please have support in place and know this isn’t going to be a walk in the park, but I promise you from the bottom of my heart it will be worth it. Now not in the beginning, but allow yourself time. Time is a healer! No one knows you better than you and you’ll be surprised at the strength you have. I never once during the withdrawals thought, oh I’ll take some meds and end this pain for when they first kicked in within one hour and I felt that awful pain, I knew then and there I’d torrid the awful poison from my body. I did it! If I can then I know you can. You know what life has been like relying on those meds, now think for a minute as to the possibilities of what lies ahead when you’ve a clear mind. I’m here if you need support friend. God bless you.

[@philluvministries5195]

Grey Line God Bless you.

[@greyline1012]

Phil Luv Ministries Thank you. God bless you.

[@greyline1012]

Andy Salter No Andy he didn’t. I fell when I was little and landed on a stone hidden in grass. It caused a problem with my bones later in life. Why on earth would you think such a thing?

[@shanecrump7932]

A pretty fair and balanced presentation. I started taking OxyContin around year 2000 as a 16 year old and shortly moved on to heroin. Stayed on heroin/fentanyl for the next 20 years. On methadone now. It’s been quite a nightmare for me but I feel lucky to be alive and stable to the point where my loved ones don’t worry so much about me.

[@courtitaliana9422]

Stay strong. Keep positive energy and people stopping you. 🤍

[@Chi_Loutman]

Well done! That is rough. Rooting for you.

[@roehector]

Wow well done

[@teethgrinder83]

Good stuff, keep it going friend. I started using heroin here in Scotland at 15, smoking it on foil in 98/99 until I was 18 then started injecting until I was in my very late 20s, I went on methadone too but I reduced and am off it now. You'll be about the same age as me, it seems 40 this year. I also got a benzodiazapine habit-any benzos I'd take from Nitrazepam, Diazepam, Temazepam, Xanax, lorazepam, clonazepam etc etc....and that has had a longer term impact on me-it gave me epilepsy, crazy bad nervousness where it got to the point I only went out to score, really bad shakes-things like that and even though I stopped benzos about 3-4yrs ago I still have mental health problems from them whereas the heroin and methadone I'm ok now that I don't feel sick any more, my mind is fine with them and I never want to use again but I struggle all the time with thinking about benzos. Anyway that's my story-just to let you know this side of the Atlantic is bad too. Stay safe and stay strong ❤️ from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@BriannaReed-zf9gw]

I’m glad you’re here with us Shane. I know it’s hard man but I am proud of you.

[@youngdiabetic4852]

Mary working high af off 160 mg a day lmao

[@adambublitz975]

Still poppin till this day, she an OG

[@drako9754]

​@@adambublitz975OG verified

[@Myhairyapples123]

If she was on 160mg kn 1998 then in 2012 she must’ve been on crazier dose

[@drako9754]

@@youngdiabetic4852 she livin her best life fr lol

[@johnwanke3863]

Thank you for highlighting how the opioid panic has caused a lot of suffering for chronic pain patients.

[@Jake-vc1ry]

You just need some weed you don’t need drugs

[@mwood1012]

@@Jake-vc1ry weed us every bit as much a drug as the poppy plant... opiates are unquestionably the most effective pain analgesic known to medical science... so unique in its properties that they cannot be mimicked or substituted by any method or means... without which terminal patients would suffer needlessly & life saving surgical procedures would be impossible... the only difference is that pot smokers smoke pot to get high, most people on pain meds use them to manage pain.

[@Jake-vc1ry]

@@mwood1012 I know what your saying. But 10 out of 10 people get dependent on opoids after a certain period of time all of which will deal with withdrawls as bad as heroin. Which is why 75 percent of opioid users went on to heroin. It also kills 100,000s of people a year as opposed to marijuana that kills absolutely nobody. So they aren’t the same but for those who actually have a genetical condition that causes nonstop pain low dose opioids could be an option but not for breaking your leg or spraining you ankle it’s just not worth it

[@mwood1012]

@@Jake-vc1ry absolutely false statistics... only 4% of patience prescribed opiates experience addiction that requires further treatment & that number drops precipitously on a worldwide scale... opiate addiction is a sure thing only for those who have a lack of self control, who make a monster out of a substance & who allow their own will power to become subordinate to their very natural responses to the environment. You say you know what I'm saying but you don't & won't validate your statement with effective & unbias research. For example, if it's so universally, unavoidably & overwhelmingly addictive, then why is the crisis a uniquely American phenomenon? Why are teens & twenties white males more prone to overdose? Why have 70% of opioid fatalities overdosed at least once previously? Are pot smokers any LESS addicted to pot than opioid users are to opiods? Or alcoholics are addicted to alcohol? Sorry you couldn't handle your business, it's sad when people don't utilize the power they have to overcome & instead shift blame from themselves to the substance... once that line is crossed, your weaknesses are fully exposed & confidence deflated, there's no turning back. All the facts point directly to behavior & in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, your machinations are intent upon making a monster out of a drug to assume the role of victim. No substance in the world is more powerful than the human mind's capacity to overcome... the very notion is irrational to say the least, and absurd to be perfectly honest. You were born without needing it & never gave it a second thought before you used it... so how does that dynamic change after the fact? It's perceived defeatism, dwindling confidence & undisciplined lifestyle. No one ever taught you self reliance, discipline or how to say no... to yourself. White, (mostly male) millennials & Gen X'ers are the most prone to overdose... the very fact that such a high percentage of young white males suggests economic accessibility, white privilege, indifference & attitude... all behavioral matters. Why isn't there an opioid crisis in Europe? Russia? China? Great Britain? Africa? Asia? Or any other developed nation? My dad always taught me to be bigger than my problems... the lesson took & I have never drank alcohol, smoked cigarettes, been addicted to prescription medications after recovery... but my sister & brother both succumbed to their addictions. Doesn't make me any better than my beloved siblings, but it does make me more accountable... no one is to blame for my actions but me, period. There simply cannot be any gray areas when it comes taking responsibility for my own actions. Those who blame others for their own mistakes or failures, or blame substance for their inability to control their urges, or at least rationalize them in the moment, will NEVER know what it's like to be accountable. Again, behavioral shortcomings are the common thread among those who were or are addicted to substance. Spreading lies like "10 out of 10 people who use opioids becoming addicted" is not just refusing to be accountable, it just blatantly irresponsible & self serving because facts don't lie. Cigarettes & alcohol are the most deadly substances on earth since the dawn of time. Opiods are so efficient & effective that it's properties cannot be duplicated chemically or artificially. Their benefits to the field of medicine are irreplaceable & invaluable in saving lives. White privilege Idiots in the midwest with no ambition, or long term goal, listless in effect who have nothing better to do are the ones most likely to die & I guarantee they're not following prescribed dosages. Just because you & a few friends couldn't handle it doesn't equate to "10 out of 10". Let those who are in control of there lives & use opioids according to prescribed dosages to manage pain, not just to pass the time or get high, don't fall into that isolated demographic.

[@Jake-vc1ry]

@@mwood1012 Damn man I’m open to This because I will be the first person to say it’s never the medications fault but the doctors. I was originally prescribed low dose Adderall my grades were out the roof and I was better then I have ever been. But when my doctor continued to up my dose to the point I wasn’t sleeping or eating I realized there was a problem. Opioids and amphetamines have such high potential if they are in the right hands.

[@uwuster]

How'd I get here? Why's this in my recommended?

[@MonsieurLeScoob]

So true. I was watching a cute animal video and now I'm depressed AF

[@uwuster]

@@MonsieurLeScoob Awww, go watch more of them. :c

[@finefeatheredfriend9240]

So glad it's not just me😒

[@tgson]

Hahaha yeah same, couldn’t resist checking it out 😂🤣🤦

[@JordanKwei]

Thats what I was thinking 🤔

[@LM01234]

Makes you think twice about any "testimonials" you might see today

[@mikeoxlong1223]

Opened my third eye bruh

[@JoeKyser]

I always tell people, stay in pain because you will be in a world of pain if you take pain meds

[@mikeoxlong1223]

@@JoeKyser stay in T pain because you'll be in a world of T pain if you take T pain meds

[@JoeKyser]

@@mikeoxlong1223 yup

[@petscare8753]

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[@hannahhoney3482]

I always come back and reference this video ……I am 33 and been addicted to pain killers through out the late 2000s and 2010s and I felt as good as patient ones first interview …..in the beginning …it wasn’t long ….

[@JordanTooker21]

“People thought he was high, they just didn’t know he was taking too much medicine” - lmao that’s called being high hunny

[@Bubbles44]

That’s the problem right there, there are still so many people, even in this country that don’t understand that the pharmaceutical industry is the largest drug cartel in the world.

[@josa5112]

@@Bubbles44 fucking A

[@TizzTv]

Lmfao

[@squirtle53]

Ever see those signs on the highway? “Driving while on pills is still intoxicated driving” people legit do not know, particularly older folks

[@keithkeef6635]

@@squirtle53 wow really? I live in Baltimore Maryland. Heroin capital! And we dont have any driving while on pill signs at all! Everybody just knods out in middle of the street here. Shits sad most of them started from prescriptions. Then drs cut them off. Shits fd up

[@benjah7280]

70mg? damn my boy johnny was zooted.

[@miamidispatch3698]

LMAO FACTS

[@FLYIN_DAGGERZ]

*I FEEL GREAT*

[@alancove]

Mary took 160mg a day 🤣🤦‍♂️🙈

[@johndeer1311]

One lady was taking 160 lmao

[@tony33490]

Zooted to the gills!

[@marevaklein6392]

I would like to congratulate the woman who spoke in the second place in the video, for having the strength to drop this horrible drug. I am so amazed with her mettle (I hope my English is understandable since I am not a native speaker). The hardship she went through is hardly imaginable I guess and what a courage it must need to personally testify. Bravo Madame !

[@therealityofitall4819]

Made me smile that she fought through that addiction.. If she sees this video I want her to know you is an inspiration to others..

[@onslaughtmma5110]

You're English is very good and you wrote kind words. I also wanted to say 'Mettle' is a funny to hear as it is a rare/old fashioned phrase now but you used it right and it needs to make a comeback both in speech and peoples moral character. Other possible words are hardiness/tenacity/integrity/fortitude (strength in latin) which were original virtues and it still inspires us to see.

[@Koolej98]

You sound better than most English natives.

[@aussieraver7182]

Lol, your English is better than me!

[@ArchimedesPie]

Perfect use of the word mettle, Bravo!

[@coopvanderlinden2002]

So many of our lawmakers are okay giving people a highly addictive form of heroin, but not marijuana. I literally hate our system. I feel horrible for these people and wish their families the best.

[@THIS---GUY]

Don't even use their propaganda word Marijuana. Cannabis and the contained Endocannabinoids are extremely healthy

[@jennaperco8947]

i got in trouble for smoking weed at 15/16 years old, but around that same time i was hospitalized for stomach issues and EVERYONE was fine w me being given morphine and oxy ??

[@sparklesparklesparkle6318]

just move to a legal state then.

[@ReeferSmoker]

@@jennaperco8947 Smoking while your brain is developing will cause permanent damage, this is an indisputable fact. Memory issues and brain development issues are the main problems with weed.

[@jennaperco8947]

@@ReeferSmoker I mean you have to always keep in mind that every substance, legal or not, affects everyone differently. Furthermore, almost everything we do is associated with some degree of risk. If you cannot accept the risks you don't partake, it is that simple. Many people use THC products as a form of harm reduction, they have also been shown to help reduce seizures and chronic pain. Recreationally, weed is no worse for you than alcohol. Everything in moderation. I also highly doubt that everyone who smoked some weed as a teenager has significant memory issues.

[@John-Dough_NineFoe]

My dad just passed he was just consumed in pills then heroin then meth... blood disease, heart valve replacement,and the stroke killed his brain we had to pull th plug, I'm 24, only child, just lost my mom to suicide last december... a journey is all I can say please be cautious of the substances you do

[@whyamiwatchingthis7577]

Oh damn, sorry to hear you had to experience this. Keep your head up though, sometimes people with the worst past have the best future.

[@rogrambo]

Sorry to hear that Bro. How old was he when he passed? Hopefully things have looked up for you since all of that.

[@AButterflyinChrist]

John Daniels I’m am sorry this happened to you but be grateful that You don’t have to see them suffer anymore. We are the same age and I couldn’t imagine going through this but Trust me when I say Lean on Jesus, he can help you. Let Him be there for you. He’s done wonders for me🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@jbugdale]

John Daniels sorry for the loss of your parents John. You are so right.

[@denamullen340]

Me and my ex husband raised our children getting prescribed 480 methadone, 120 2 mg Xanax, 120 1 mg Xanax, 120 30 mg. Oxycodone, 120 10 mg. Hydrocodone, from his doctor and mine each month. He died from heroine overdose last year. I’m recovering with two years clean. My kids and I are all still recovering from the misery during all those years I have afflicted on them.

[@paulalovespunk]

I lost a dear friend a few years ago to suicide. He broke his back in his 20’s and managed to heal enough to walk and technically live a normal life. Except he was never free of pain. As he aged, the pain got worse. Finally, at 45 years old, he gave up and took his own life. There’s got to be a way to help those who need relief as well as reduce the risks involved.

[@ledpinkdefsabbathwhokinksd9733]

im 16 and im terrified of suffering such an injury it just completely destroys your life ... sorry for your loss but at least he isnt in pain

[@sammnew]

I’m so sorry about your friend. Unfortunately thats similar to how I feel. I crushed a vertebrae several years ago and I’m finding life hard. I’m nearly always in some kind of pain. I can’t work as a nurse anymore. Trying to find relief is degrading. I’ve been looked at as an addict by doctors who are have been threatened with penalisation if they prescribe opiates often. I understand that it’s a complicated situation, but I need relief from my pain. I’m hoping cannabis can help when it becomes available here in STH Australia. ❤️

[@graciemac795]

@@sammnew have you tried ketamine treatments? They help a lot for chronic pain. I'm in a similar situation, unfortunately.... but I will pray 4 you 💖

[@dalhousieDream]

@@sammnew you need to be under the care of a pain specialist. They will assess your pain level and probably prescribe PT, injections and pain meds for chronic pain without making you feel like a drug seeker. They specialize in severe, chronic pain.

[@brucehursman8874]

I was on oxy for over 10 years. They kept increasing my dosage while I was up to 180ml 6 times a day. The problem was it stopped working. I was on Stadol at the same time. These pain meds just didn't work anymore. I have 2 crushed vertebrae and also have rumatoid and asteroid arthritis. Pain is an everyday thing. I stopped oxy several years back and had no withdrawal. I just stopped and my doctor freaked. I still take pain med dilaudid but only 4mg 4x a day. I live in horrible pain but would be worse without meds. I've have never abused my meds but still get treated like I'm a junkie. It's been 21 years since my accident and I will continue to suffer more pain as I get older. I'm 60 and feel like I'm 90.

[@AllisonLinn-s8y]

My brother started experimenting with oxys with his friends in Middle School in the early 2000s. It's led him down a dark and dangerous road of addiction that he still suffers from today.

[@Smmbeaner]

I would love a follow up interview for the ones still alive now in 2021.

[@ajoliver74]

I am still alive in 2021, and miserable. I actually have pain that was helped with Hydrocodon and now I am just on the way side. Doctors can't prescribe pain pill any longer and it's really terrible for those of us that aren't shooting up in back alleys. May non of these "better than tho" people ever need pain relief from a doctor. Go get it on the street like my friends have done.

[@johndon2536]

@@ajoliver74 pussy just smoke weed it's better then ALL man made 💊

[@ajoliver74]

@@johndon2536 Pure opium is all natural as well for that argument you didn't make. I do have my weed vape and enjoy a joint, or bong. Does not have the same pain killing properties as a narcotic. Even if it is classified as a dangerous schedule 1 drug by our inept guberment.

[@gamtngirl3655]

Isn’t that the truth. Would love that kind of follow up from 2012.

[@phoenixman8569]

@@ajoliver74 so sorry to hear about that, forced to live in pain. I'm the opposite of that I'm forced to deal with chronic crippling depression all alone with no family and the death of my father just made it worse and some days I feel like wanting to curl up in a ball and die, I use to have a support club and councelling to go to, but when the street drug fentanyl showed up that all the addicts are shooting up with, almost all of the day programs for seniors and people with issues like mine were cut off completely, and then they spent millions on shelters and houses for these addicts to stay in and they continue to shoot up on drugs there overdose and die there, I even practically begged for some support in person, but they still said no to my face because I was not on drugs, i was so upset that night a couple years ago i nearly ended up slitting my wrists. And even after that they still refused councelling for me, so it seems these days you can only get help for different kinds of pain only if you are a street addict on the needle they do not care how much pain and suffering you are going through...

[@nautilusmagellan7263]

Everyone 70mg

[@cbarbs8277]

Mary is based

[@BrandinZinck]

That's Mary Dell Chilton. She's in the National Inventors Hall of Fame for her work with genetically modified plants.

[@HealthyandLovingLife]

@@BrandinZinck That is very telling

[@gamewarrior666]

@@BrandinZinck dope af.

[@Bongo_Fury]

That was in 1998. She’s taking a whole gram today.

[@JohnDoe-qs6hk]

“My boss really appreciates that” Yeah, just do it for the job. What a sick society. Poor woman.

[@tarisco614]

Yeah so fucked up that people have to work. Everyone should just sit at home and have a check mailed to them from the companies where no one works because they're all at home waiting on a check from the compan....wait a minute....

[@elainedeardorff9242]

Ever consider people like to work?

[@bigwillymcgee5790]

@@tarisco614 quite the leap you took there bud, theres a diffrence between the arguement against "those damn lazy commies sitting at home, wish ben shapiro would be president" and "it sucks that were getting our citizens hooked on pharmaceutical heroin so they can work off those student loan debts while the people selling them the drugs sit in there multi billion dollar ivory tower shitting on us from the balcony"

[@tarisco614]

@@bigwillymcgee5790 Ben shapiro is just as bad, if not worse than those types. He works to grind anyone outside of a tiny percentage into dust to enrich a time group.

[@bigwillymcgee5790]

@@tarisco614 i was making fun of the outdated nixon era anticommie nonsense your spewing

[@yvonnelinton110]

I first saw this a few years ago. Its still an epic report . More follow ups plz xx

[@kwest5171]

My dad took oxy for his back. He was so addicted, he would go to 3 different doctors and 3 different pharmacies, including one in Canada to get pills. He was snorting full-strength oxys off of the top of his Copenhagen can while driving down the road. He died at age 55 from a heart attack. He was an addict, yes, but I believe oxy made him so much worse and did so much more damage.

[@confuzionpalace7358]

I'm sorry :(

[@sampandaaaa]

I feel your pain!!! My father was doing the same thing. Sadly the doctor he had seen was giving my father double the amount of pills for him to fix up his office and do repairs cause my father worked at a top hospital in Arizona doing maintenance work. My dad was 45 when he passed away. The doctor was the one who recommended him snort them which is what caused so much trouble for all of us. My father knew he wasn’t going to stop. He told us the pills would kill him and when he did try and get help it was to late. Thank you for sharing your story. I always thought I was alone. Sending hugs your way!

[@J_GoTTi]

I’m really sorry for your loss. I really, truly hope things are going good for you in life these days. So many people have no idea what kind of damage opiates in particular, cause. It’s so sad.

[@twentysix1230]

FUCK oxy RESPECT to your father Addicts really try but this country really puts us in an environment that essentially encourages some kind of stimulation/drug use/addiction/destructive habits, to keep the masses working I somehow got out of it but have watched many close to me fall since 2010 FUCK the pharmaceutical game that’s toying with our loved ones

[@tigerg8022]

Damn brother thats wild

[@RPDthe3rd]

The step daughter says “people thought he was high, and just didn’t know he was on a lot of medicine.” He was high on the medicine. I don’t think this family knew what exactly was going on, which is sad.

[@rosieborsellino703]

The thing is they didn't know about them like that years ago no it's very common Percocet are way more common now and the side effects are well-known now. they didn't know that much back then. I'm 34 I was addicted to them for quite a few years their god-awful I went from doing half a 1/2 doing 15 a day to 22 25 and that would just stop me from feeling like garbage and not even get me high. I'm glad to say I'm sober I had to go on methadone because I went cold turkey 9 days and thought I was going to die I didn't eat I didn't sleep I was hallucinating I was losing my mind because of no sleeping of course but I couldn't eat I was doing nothing but throwing up I was in a clinic and they called the ambulance because I just ended up in the hospital twice so those whole nine days I couldn't handle it and I end up having to go on methadone... I was on methadone for 4 years and I'm finally almost off 120 mg of methadone I was on and I'm down to only 7 mg of methadone. I'm very proud and lucky because most people stay on it for their whole entire lives methadone that is. God bless us all. I understand it's a pain killer but it is very highly highly highly addictive and specially with me with a addictive personality I was an alcoholic cocaine addicts and then I started doing those and I thought all this fixes everything all I did was want to help me quit drinking and using cocaine but also turned into one of the worst addictions I've ever had. and a lot of people around me I'm lucky I have drop dead people have grown up with starting off of me just opiates like a percocet and they end up going to a lot harder stuff.. Not I definitely paid the price. ❤️🙏❤️🙏 but I am definitely proud to say I'm not paying anymore I'm clean sober off everything now Hallelujah God is great ❤️🙏❤️🙏 been sober for years 👌❤️🙏❤️🙏 nothing would ever take me back there❤️🙏❤️🙏

[@strangefruit8776]

That’s what I was thinking like uh... being high on pills is just as bad or worse than being drunk. Even today a lot of people are clueless. I was addicted to oxy for a while but I’ve been clean for the almost ten years now and my parents obviously knew because I was always nodding off when I was around. My wife’s sister was hooked on pills and we had a conversation with my mother in law about it (who is a nurse) and she acted like she had no idea what was going on even though her daughter had lost weight and never opened her eyes more than half way. She ended up on suboxone later on that her and her boyfriend were getting off the street and she had a baby while she was taking it so the hospital turned her in to DHS because her baby was having detox tremors. It still pisses me off thinking about that because she was more willing to let her babies first memory of life be withdrawal but she wasn’t willing to accept it herself. Luckily she got straightened out and got custody of her kid back but she never would have got in trouble if she had just told them in the beginning that she was hooked on subs.

[@felipeb1032]

The difference between poison and medicine is the dose and usage frequency

[@jfromtexas2784]

Ignorance by the doctors, patient and family killed this guy back then. Shame.... This shouldn’t be a excuse these days. We are well informed. I have every dr I see these days barking down my throat about taking oxy and how bad it can be, how I need to be careful..:I’m aware of its power. 13 yrs on oxy and I respect my meds. I take them as needed and if I have a bad day, I still never take more than I’m supposed to.

[@jen-ms4xo]

@@jfromtexas2784 you are like 1 in a billion that take them as prescribed seriously it's hard for me to wrap my mind around basically it's unbelievable I'm juss saying I am happy for you

[@JohnDavis-de7xm]

Chronic pain is not a joke. Untreated, and it can lead to suicide. Do not condemn the truly sick to a life of hell.

[@boxlove4567]

Chronic pain is a fucking bullshit excuse for junkies to get pills. Been there, done that. If you wanna use "chronic pain" as an excuse to get addicted to pills and ultimately make yourself broke, unhealthy, and sick from withdrawals then go for it. Either that or u can grow a set and realize you don't need narcotics for "chronic pain". Its life, deal with it

[@frankirwin5684]

boxlove4567 chronic pain is real for some people but the people saying they need the pills for it are slowly sliding back down the hill not realizing their doing it. I had 3 back surgeries and still wasn’t fixed and I was on the opiates for about 3 years and I did notice myself saying the same stuff these other people said and I realized I had a problem. I got off all those meds about 2.5 years ago and still in pain but I can manage now knowing what the mental turmoil really is being on them and truly knowing what withdrawal is. I’ll take living with my physical pain over being on the pain meds 100 out of 100 times

[@gratuitytiptucci1615]

John Davis Thank you.

[@ROC14088]

@0xygenIsOverRated You're a bit confused, Oxycontin is not heroin. Heroin and Oxycodone are opiates. So he's not taking heroin, he's taking an opiate.

[@boxlove4567]

@@frankirwin5684 i had a procedure go bad about 5 years ago, then i had another procedure to repair it and ever since then ive had pain that the doctors referred to as "chronic" and "surgical neuralgia". All they did to give me relief was hand me scripts for Vicodin every other week. At first it did help and got rid of most of the pain, but after time i built up a tolerance and needed more to feel normal. This is when full blowm addiction happened and i scored pills from wherever i could get them. This lasted for about 4 years before i finally said im sick of being dope sick, broke, and having my whole life turned upside over pills. My relationship was suffering, none of my friends or family wanted to be around me, and it was affecting me at work. I finally made the choice to let go of pills and im so glad i did. It sucks at first but after time it gets easier. I have been clean for nearly 6 months and will never take a painkiller ever again. Its not worth the torture of being addicted. Glad to hear you feel the same way about it, i hope one day you can find relief and peace with your back problems.

[@bryantdonald8997]

I remember several years ago I suffered from severe depression and mental disorder. I was addicted to illicit pills, alcohol, and smoking until I was recommended for psilocybin mushroom treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly I'm 8 years clean now. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against anxiety and depression.

[@jabulanismith5772]

To be honest, mushrooms are one of the most amazing things on the planet and it is natural, they serve in many ways not only for mental related issues.

[@ElodieRoux-dc9vw]

Can you help me with a reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. It is very hard to get a reliable source here in New Zealand. Really need!

[@AnoukHendriks-fq2df]

Yes, Sporeville. I had the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction... Mushrooms definitely made a huge difference to why I'm clean today.

[@watsonkaren3449]

I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He's 59 & has many mental health issues plus probably CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD knows if it is common for an obsession with violence.

[@ElodieRoux-dc9vw]

Is he on Instagram?

[@JPost55465]

I’ve spent the last 10-20 minutes reading these comments and it’s all so surreal.. the over prescribing, the need for relief, the addiction, the never ending chase of the high. I found myself in a similar situation years ago. Justified its use because of my back pain, but knew deep down I was addicted to the high. It’s been years later and I can still feel the sensation of the high when I think about that time period. The craving never truly leaves you, which for me, is the scariest part of it all. As a society, I think we view addiction as those beneath us, not worthy of our attention or time. The painful reality is every addict was once a brother, sister, mother, father, holding down a career with goals and a future. The addiction is just far too strong and some can’t ever find their way out. For those still suffering, know there are many cheering you on and praying for your recovery. Keep fighting!

[@gutsfinky]

So very true. I worked as a pharmacy tech for 10 years and saw the whole spectrum: some people can take vicodin, oxycodone, etc for a short time and come off it without any issues. I'm one of those people. Then there are those who--through no fault of their own--can't. It's not that they're undisciplined or lazy, it's just that their brains need more of the stuff. Even more sad is that for some people they need more even though their pain ends up worse in the long run because your body becomes overly sensitive to pain. I don't know what the answer is. It's unfair to condemn people to living in pain because the drugs are deemed too risky, but becoming addicted to pain meds is a horrible way to live, too.

[@DeemeeLizz]

This is the result of dehumanizing African Americans during the crack cocaine epidemic of the 70s-80s. If we had used compassion back then to respond to that addiction crisis in the 80s we would have been prepared to help White and all kinds of people out of Opiate and Meth addiction now. You saying that society places addicts “beneath them” is a fact but it never had to be that way. Addicts were always suffering human beings being taken advantage of for private profit. Be that profit big pharma or crime/smuggl/trafficking leader profit. The humans are victims and always need our help. There are no worthy vs unworthy addicts. I hope everyone gets a wake up call.

[@johnmccarthy7195]

we must ask our leaders to legalize all drugs/ age restriction because our brothers,sisters, fathers,etc are losing their life O.D.ing. the government must regulate to stop this tragedy. It seems to me that some people should never get near any mood altering drug and then there are folk who can like myself with the exception of alcohol. Not a drop for 40 years next May. I can use other and drop them like a hot rock.

[@eancola6111]

@@johnmccarthy7195I don’t know about full legalization for EVERYTHING, but decriminalizing possession and small scale sales would help a lot. The issue is I see what fentanyl has done to my community, and I certainly don’t think it should be legal to traffic that across the border.

[@erinmontgomery4983]

This is so true. No one goes out wanting to be an addict, but our brains want that high. It’s so hard for these countless people at no fault of their own. Purdue should have suffered wayyyyy more. They legally poisoned people.

[@piaaadah]

The worst part of getting off opiates is when you already have really bad chronic pain and the withdrawals just exacerbate it. Fortunately my doctor is patient and willing to work with me. I'm still getting off of them over a year later but I'm on less than 1/3 of what I used to be on. My doctor started me on opiates when I was just 16. Edit: It took me a while but I am finally off the meds and I'm doing a lot better. To others who are in a similar situation, try to get off. You don't realize how much the opiates cause more pain than it helps over time because you develop hypersensitivity. When I was at my highest dose I constantly woke up crying in pain, I don't live like that anymore. Of course my pain is still there but I'm in a much better place than I was.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Same guy, or another one? Same guy, I KNOW I wouldn't be paying for a thing.

[@Chillerlutschefinger]

What did he prescribe you?

[@piaaadah]

@Eetzjuss Toogood That's the safest way to do it when you've been on them for almost 12 years. Are you okay..? Lol since the time I wrote this I've already gotten off of them. Lol

[@piaaadah]

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 sorry for the late response, it was a different guy my original doctor fled to another state

[@piaaadah]

@@Chillerlutschefinger I was on morphine 300 mg a day, hydromorphone 48 mg a day

[@hahhuli]

>street cannabis "thats bad its illegal" >doctor prescribed, highly addictive drugs "yes this good"

[@yuuuhhhh707]

Marijuana OD’s : 0 Prescription OD’s : 15,000 a year Government : “weed is the gateway drug it’s horrible it’s ruining young lives. Here take some Xanax”

[@yuuuhhhh707]

Ana Paula weed is not terrible lol it’s literally a plant

[@Bellroysg]

@@yuuuhhhh707 so is crack

[@yuuuhhhh707]

Rong Xin Foo so you can plant crack seeds & pick off crack buds & smoke it directly off the crack plant ? Interesting

[@ObsidianMiner32]

It’s not terrible but stoner niggas will say weed doesn’t have (mental) withdrawals when they smoke every day and haven’t tried quitting a daily habit 😂

[@Livetoeat171]

Once your pain starts moving from the original spot to all over your body, you're hooked. The medicine stimulates pain receptors, even when there's nothing wrong with it.

[@joshbrucks]

"people would think he was high on something but they didn't know it was medicine" you mean high on something?

[@EEsmalls]

I think she just meant it wasn't street drugs, it was a prescription given to them by a doctor.

[@mikeprima7555]

It safe to say he was fucking high as hell

[@KanYhai]

@@mikeprima7555 lmao

[@SewardWriter]

Depends how much pain he was in. If you're in enough, you can get the clouded effects but won't get high. I have a collagen disorder, and the amount of opioid I would need to get high is far from above the lethal dose.

[@nemesiszer0708]

Will.J Yeah, it’s just that medicine is seen as something for treatment and not for pure pleasure. It starts out as something to return back to normal, until it takes you over and the ups and downs are so catastrophically different that you can no longer imagine normalcy ever returning.

[@justinturner4850]

Back then we really honestly didn’t know we were taking heroin.... I’m lucky I got out alive.

[@kennythawsh]

Purdue knew you were taking heroin

[@musicguitar]

Oxys don’t even come close to a heroin high.

[@budyboy5076]

Medical cannabis is just as effective with physical/mental trauma with no addiction forming tendencies yet its heroin getting dealt out on an average basis. I'd advise anyone reading this to consider CBD before drowning in Oxy. It helped me get through chemotherapy sure as shit dont see why people cant for chronic pain.

[@kennythawsh]

musicguitar oh

[@sazo1st]

@Drumslav Czechisenko if you're talking about psychosis and shit, them yeah a thc high is not for everyone but only CBD shouldn't really have any negativ Side effects

[@katherinekrueger1908]

Thank you for showing both sides of the story. Its a double edged sword. I am in the minority of people with severe chronic pain and I have been on the same dose of oxycontin for several years. It allows me to sleep and be able to still work. I wish there was an option that wouldn’t cause so much devastation.

[@meowmasterL346]

HUGE props to Dopesick for shedding light on all these tragedies; you may have heard the news headlines of the opioid crisis but never actually heard these heartbreaking, humanizing stories behind them. That show's bringing these real events and coverups to the mainstream and I'm so proud of them for it.

[@AnonymousanonymousA]

The 3 Sachler brothers who founded and owned Purdue were all 3 psychiatrist, psychiatrist regularly conduct medical gaslighting and medical upcodibg because even if you have Private Insurance you pay a monthly and visit Copayment fir mental health treatments are forwarded to Medicaid/Medicare under literally welfare and medical insurance companies approve it as they are simply paid to be the middle man, psychiatrist then give referring medical doctors 33% kickbacks status quo throughout the US usually cash off the books. The thing all people must understand is *Biofilm* pathogen form mucus and fibrin then gather minerals like calcium and iron throughout the body causing almost all ailments, pathogens from fungal, to bacterial. To parasitic, to etc. etc. examples being candida species, staphylococcus aureus, etc. Etc. Antimicrobial may have to be 1,000 times to 50,000 time more effective to treat the infection, no impossible and many do through supplements (not selling anything), in short you are all smart and can figure this out, for patients a doctor tricks they can steal up to 1+ million from taxes directly from welfare, ergo the social security problem for future generations and debt, it is a Trojan horse mass conspiracy, some tale natural enzymes (all brands differ), natural antimicrobials, probiotics, etc. A simple test can be garlic do you feel better after taking it?? Idk could be a pathogen? Biofilm's relation to diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, organ failure, cancer, poor eye sight, hearing loss, headaches. Autism, autoimmune diseases, cancer, even the USA300 pandemic that never made the news? Good luck

[@ChristopherGray00]

when you blame the substance for a problem that you caused it affects societies perception of the drug, and in turn the law becomes stricter, taking away these medications for chronic pain patients that otherwise cannot live a normal life without.

[@andym1223]

@@ChristopherGray00 I don’t see your point. If you have chronic pain then doctors will prescribe you the proper medication. The issue was doctors were prescribing these medications for broken arms and things that it was not needed for.

[@ChristopherGray00]

@@andym1223 No often they don't in modern day due to how socially taboo opiates have been made out to be, opiates are for severe and chronic pain patients, there's a lot of them, that otherwise cannot live normally without opiates, and that's not necessarily a bad thing, it's okay to be on medication if it is what you need to live properly and there is no other option. The issue lies in the laws and social taboos around these drugs making it hard for patients to get these opiates, they are seen as ""drug seekers"" if they try to ask for opiates for their severe pain, it is humiliating and very frustrating for them.

[@melindasisk5738]

Dopesick is 100% misinformation.

[@muffinstuffin6]

"If your patient starts to present withdrawal symptoms, that's just pain manifesting in a new way. Our advice? Up their dosage." That's actually what Purdue told doctors.

[@fantikawerner8029]

@Ethernaut opioid withdrawal syndrome is painful but it sure is a lot more than just chronic pain.

[@muffinstuffin6]

It doesn't matter. They got away with it. Wanna bet a former Purdue higher-up works for Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson and Johnson?

[@YashTrivedispaceport6492]

Purdue needs to be sued

[@stanzaschulz4339]

@Ethernaut well withdrawals are not identical to chronic pain at all. Withdrawals are identical to the flu. I mean yes the pain comes back ON TOP of the flu (withdrawals are chills, abdominal pain, diarrhea, runny nose, hot flashes, sweats , in severe cases vomiting, etc). So its really not self evident there is a huge difference between back pain, or pain concentrated somewhere in the body and withdrawal symptoms from opioids. Someone talking to a doctor in full withdrawal will show they are obviously withdrawing and know that that is the problem and be able to decipher one from the other. I mean you go to a doctor soaking wet and shivering and they will know pretty quick your in withdrawal.

[@Thebees21]

@@stanzaschulz4339 Withdrawal can cause physical pain too. Like if someone somehow got addicted for awhile without ever having any kind of chronic pain before or that developed during the addiction, pain is a symptom withdrawal could give them. It's not just identical to the flu. There are flu-like symptoms sure, but it's not identical at ALL.

[@vwgirlbeth]

It's amazing that they actually included two patients who are still taking Oxycontin and are accrediting it with allowing them to have a quality of life. Let's remember that we have been using opioids to treat pain for a very long time. They still exist as a treatment modality because they work.

[@lilyb6137]

Yes but the way they work and the way the body adapts causes a tolerance in most people, constant stimulation of the mu receptors that the opioids are blocking causes a reduction in the upregulation of mu receptors because the body believes there is no need to produce more. This means a reduce response to the opioids and thus the need for constantly increasing the dose, leading to worsening of the side effects, and dependence as it can also cause what is known as a sensitivity to things that aren't inherently painful.

[@Henryfordisright]

The jews who made it knew Caucasians were prone to addiction to it genetically.

[@ashleynewton5568]

@@lilyb6137does this mean that some people could be immune to building up a tolerance and maybe what happened with the two ladies still on it?

[@2009hdj]

The issue is the prescribing of these medications for the wrong types of pain. Opiates are ideal for cancer and inflammatory pain conditions, like the lady with rheumatoid arthritis. They are ineffective for chronic neuropathic pain, like back pain conditions, and this is often where patients will keep needing to increase their dose to sustain their pain levels. But when your pain has an actual physical tissue damage cause, as opposed to a chronic healed injury/ nerve issue (aka when we scan the area, we can see a tumour, or inflammation), opiate rotation is normally all that’s required to ensure that increasing doses aren’t required.

[@NE0Nwhip]

It's a lie. They do not work and they're toxic and she lied.

[@Kitty-Katt29]

I was on several different strong meds for pain from 2007 - 2020. One day my body shut down and I took that as a sign to STOP 🛑 and was given a second chance at life in 2019. Now I am 3 almost 4 years sober with a few slip ups in the past BUT I have been clean with NO slips for a Year. You couldn’t pay me millions to ever ever get back on this stuff.

[@Kitty-Katt29]

The only reason I say 2020 is because I got clean closer to 2020. December 2019

[@tbaby5650]

What happen to ur body . And how many u took a day

[@nope5531]

Purdue after watching this: 40% of patients saw improvements.

[@woopimagpie]

That's kinda true though. And the ones who ran off the rails were stupid, and acted irresponsibly. It's thanks to those morons we now have to jump through a million hoops and quadruple our expenditure just to get the pain meds we need to not be in pain the whole time. That truck driver dude was falling asleep randomly, and acting like he was drunk all the time. Yet he goes to the Doctor and continually asks for an increase. Really? That's just idiotic. And that stupidity cost him his life. But it's us who has to pay now. The dude with fibro-myalgia was dumb as well. That disease can be managed quite well by other means. I have two friends who have it, and neither of them takes opiates. He allowed himself to get addicted, and then did nothing about it when he did. Another idiot. It's not the fault of the drug. It helps a lot of people. It's the 5% who can't act responsibly who make it look bad. Some will say it's the fault of the drug companies, and in some cases in the USA they have been held to account. But why is it that the abuse problem also exists in other western countries where Pharmaceutical Companies are banned from advertising to the public? That cannot be the fault of the drug companies now can it? No. It's because people are STUPID. And now the majority of the smart people have to pay for the stupid ones. Nobody takes responsibility for their own actions any more. There always has to be someone to blame. And that's the real problem.

[@prodbycxrlos]

@@woopimagpie so people who become victims to addiction are “stupid?” Guess i was an idiot for getting hooked on hydrocodone at 16 when prescribed for a minor surgery. Wish I would’ve been intelligent!

[@woopimagpie]

@@prodbycxrlos At least you're blaming the right person - yourself. Ha! Not! So tell me - if it wasn't your fault that happened, whose was it? The Doctors? The drug companies? Your parents? The Government? I'm not belittling addiction, it's a real thing, I get it. I struggled with addiction to cannibis and alcohol as a younger man myself. I've now beaten that and don't touch either. BUT - never at any point did I blame anyone else for that. It was MY problem to solve, and I did not blame the drug, the drink, or the suppliers, or the makers, or the enablers in my life at the time. I am now unfortunately a chronic pain sufferer due to nerve damage from botched surgery. I have to take Oxycodone and anti-inflammatory drugs every day. My pain specialist recently recommended Buprenorphine patches after we've spent 2 years trying other ways to resolve my pain. Addiction is a huge concern for me because of my past, and my Doctor is very aware of that and monitors me closely. Do not preach to me about addiction. If you refuse to recognise you suffer from it and continue to blame everyone else for YOUR problem, then you are stupid. You are one of the people I scorned who do not take responsibility for their own actions and decisions. You must have known you were addicted at some point - so what did you do when that realisation came? Did you ask for help? Or did you just keep asking your Doctors for more and more? I'm sure you see my point now. Addicts who refuse to take responsibility for their own actions are the reason it's so hard for chronic pain sufferers to get the help they need now. We are being made to pay for the irresponsible actions of others. I suggest you grow up, act like an adult, stop behaving like a victim and take control of your life by accepting responsibility for your own failings. I did. I used to be stupid. That's why I'm qualified to say what I'm saying.

[@prodbycxrlos]

@@woopimagpie cool, so I'm 100% to blame for the heroin addiction that ensued after I was abruptly cut off while being completely dependent with NO WARNING. I mean, it's not like the doctor DID NOT WARN OF ANY ADDICTIVE POTENTIAL AT THE TIME. I was 16 at the time, just a kid, and if you think I should've read an encyclopedia to see what the possible adverse effects could be, you're giving teenagers too much credit. Should I have done my due diligence and looked into it? Yup. Should I have NOT BEEN PRESCRIBED AN OPIATE FOR AN EXTREMELY MINOR SURGERY? Of course I shouldn't have! Doctors get kickbacks from drug companies, so it's in their interest to downplay risks. Now they yell it from the mountaintops because shit hit the fan. That doesn't mean I don't take full responsibility for my addiction. I do, and thankfully I've been sober for 4 years, but that doesn't mean the blame is all on the patients. Doctors toted Oxycontin as a non-addictive alternative to Morphine, yet peer reviewed papers show they KNEW the abuse potential but ignored it due to monetary incentive. I hope no one in your family ever faces addiction issues, because with that attitude you have, they'll never make out...

[@MDAdams72668]

@@prodbycxrlos 1 out of 1000 do have an automatic addiction(there are gene tests that can for this) I am sorry if you are the 1 in a thousand The insurance companies will not pay for the test as it is cheaper (even with addiction costs) not to

[@nystaccs9219]

Painkillers on Netflix really opened my eyes, especially working around the medical field… salute to everyone who over came this scary addiction.

[@chuckschwaab]

4 years clean from heroin. It all started with oxys.

[@2sick4you68]

me too brother.. stay strong✌️