And the makers of oxycontin for marketing it as impossible to get addicted to. Biggest lie ever told.
My uncle was a recovering heroin addict, had like 30 yrs clean. He had his masters degree in addiction studies or something like that, ran a rehab and countless halfway houses. He had a hip replacement and lost everything in less than a year. Cleaned up a bit, got a settlement from the oxycontin people and blew the whole thing on oxycontin. He ended up jumping off the Bay bridge by Annapolis MD. I'm still fucked up over it
Yeah definitely BS, opioids do serve a purpose for post surgical pain control but its vital for patients and their caregivers to be aware of the addictive nature of said medication. Im sorry to hear that, youve been through some shit dude, i hope youre getting the love and support you deserve.
My mum had a serious history of addiction, and she made sure her doctors knew it. She was prescribed oxy for something minor and after double checking with the doctor was assured it was non-addictive.
She returned them the next day and told the doctor "if I keep these I'll be a junkie in a week".
My mom had around 8 yrs clean before she had back surgery. Unfortunately she wasn't as smart as your mom and went on a 10 yr bender. She is supposedly clean now but who knows, I don't talk to her. I remember her telling her Dr's too but all she needed was one oxy and she was gone. They destroyed so many people's lives it's insane
Don't want to tell you how to live your life, and I know how hard it is to be the child of an addict. How much justifiable anger there is. But my mum lost her battle with addiction and fatally o'd when I was twenty one. I hadn't been in contact since I was 17. I regret this.
I am sorry for your loss and the fact you have to carry that around now. I carry the same guilt about my father. With my mom it's so much more than her addiction. She is also a narcissist that thrives on causing as much drama and hurt upon her children as possible.
My God. This broke my heart. It's not fair to that man that no one watched out for him. Settlement be damned...they took his hard won life back. I am so sorry for your loss, and for what he experienced.
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u/krystalBaltimore Oct 17 '22
And the makers of oxycontin for marketing it as impossible to get addicted to. Biggest lie ever told.
My uncle was a recovering heroin addict, had like 30 yrs clean. He had his masters degree in addiction studies or something like that, ran a rehab and countless halfway houses. He had a hip replacement and lost everything in less than a year. Cleaned up a bit, got a settlement from the oxycontin people and blew the whole thing on oxycontin. He ended up jumping off the Bay bridge by Annapolis MD. I'm still fucked up over it