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Drug Facts

OxyContin is highly addictive and gives a heroin-like rush which is released when pills are crushed or chewed.

A plaintiffs group in Washington, D.C., has filed a $5.2 billion lawsuit against Purdue Pharma LP and Abbott Laboratories Inc. charging the drug companies with allegedly failing to warn patients the painkiller OxyContin is dangerously addictive.

OxyContin is available in tablet form in 4 doses: 10, 20, 40, and 80 mg. The 80 mg dose is reserved for those patients who are tolerant to opiates. OxyContin sells on the illegal drug market for up to $100 a pill.

No prescription drug in the last 20 years has been so widely abused after it is release as OxyContin.

 




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Oxycontin Withdrawal

OxyContin withdrawal is similar heroin withdrawal , it is almost impossible to go through alone. Withdrawal symptoms of OxyContin are worse than heroin and last longer. Professional help from a drug rehab center is the best and safest way to do this. Unfortunately, there is no known "painless" method for OxyContin withdrawal.

OxyContin withdrawal can also occur in a newborn whose mother was addicted to OxyContin during pregnancy. Withdrawal symptoms from OxyContin usually appear during the first few days of the newborns life. Symptoms exhibited from a newborn experiencing OxyContin withdrawal are: irritability, excessive crying, yawning, sneezing, increased respiratory rate, tremors, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. The withdrawal symptoms from OxyContin are a long and painful process. Left untreated and unmonitored, OxyContin withdrawal can result in death for unhealthy patients.

Symptoms of Withdrawal include :

  • diarrhea

  • insomnia

  • cold flashes

  • muscle pain / bone pain

  • restlessness

  • involuntary leg movement

  • vomiting

  • nausea

  • severe stomach cramps



Real World Withdrawal Story - "It's pure hell. The hot and cold sweats, leg cramps, some abdominal problems, diarrhea and / or vomiting. You need not only to be de-toxed, but also treated. If you are really at your end, you will do whatever it takes to get your life back. I did. I love life today. Good Luck. The withdrawals are a long 2 to 3 weeks of no sleep. I know, I've been there. That's why it's impossible to do it out-patient or at home. You have issues to deal with, and need reinforcement."

-- Anonymous
 

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