on 48 Hours tonite - Oxycontin

August 23, 2002

Just saw that on the show 48 hours tonight it is on

oxycontin - seems there was a lot of talk about this

medication in the group recently. Just wanted to let

you know.

Kathe in CA

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August 24, 2002

I found the show to be one sided. It will scare away more Drs. into

prescribing this drug. I take oxycontin and it has given me my life back. I

find it hard to feel sorry for the addicts. If it wasn't oxy it would be

something else. I have known many addicts. I don't know what I will do if

they get rid of this drug. This country has a dire problem of not treating

pain. We are terrified of narcotics. If you are truly in pain narcotics give

you absolutely no high. I feel nothing on oxy, just the ability to get out of

bed. I was completely bed ridden before I found a Dr. willing to treat my

chronic pain. I still can't do anything strenuous but I have a life. My

husband and I found portions of the show to be biased. He has seen what it

has done for me. He has also seen me in agony. Having to help me bathe and

even walk. I hope everyone who suffers from severe chronic pain will write

the producers of 48 hours and express your concerns and feelings on

oxycontin. Thanks, just needed to vent.

August 25, 2002

I saw the end of this program. There were a lot of different points of view.

The bottom line, in my opinion, is that every person reacts differently to

any medication and the people who abuse these meds make it harder for the

people who really need them for legitimate pain. I am sure that many more

people have been helped by this med, but you only hear about the problems. I

live in PA and it is next to impossible for anyone to get their hands on

oxycontin. I have heard, though, that the company that makes it is trying to

formulate it into a time release pill so that it would be harder to overdose

on it.

Stacey in PA

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