I was at a recovery center the other day doing some IT work for the counselors there, all of whom are friends of mine in recovery. I was talking to some of them and was told that today’s huge problem was Oxycontin. Today’s youth are getting more and more addicted to Oxycontin because they think if it’s a legal drug, as opposed to heroin, they won’t get addicted.

The fact of the matter is that Oxycontin is addictive and the youth are finding out that it is addictive when they try to stop, or they can’t get anymore. The unfortunate truth with running out and not being able to get anymore is they go into a painful opiate withdrawal.

Anyone who hasn’t been through an opiate withdrawal, and doesn’t know what to expect, is in for a very unpleasant and  unexpected surprise. Withdrawal from Oxycontin is very painful, and can be literally debilitating. It’s not uncommon to hear from teenagers who are going through opiate withdrawal for the first time, to say they feel like they are dying or that it’s killing them.

Yes, it’s that bad.

Here’s a list for anyone who doesn’t know what it’s like:

The signs of withdrawal:

Early Signs

• Agitation
• Anxiety
• Muscle aches
• Increased tearing
• Insomnia
• Runny nose/Sneezing
• Sweating
• Yawning

Advanced signs:

• Abdominal cramping
• Diarrhea
• Dilated pupils
• Goose bumps
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Sweating
• curling up in a fetal position

Many of the youth are finding out all too late that Oxycontin is a very addictive drug and find themselves addicted to Oxycontin when it’s just a little too late.

Oxycontin is also known as HillBilly Heroin, Cotton, Kicker, Oxy, 40, 40-Bar and Oxy cotton.

I saw a question from someone in a forum I belong to, asking “how do I get off pain pills at home?”. This is what the outpatient program is all about, doing it at home and not in a long term inpatient treatment facility.

This is why I put this report together for people to be able to get clean at home, and not have to miss work or school. It also saves people the embarrassment of having people find out that you have a drug problem, by being able to treat this at home.

I find it funny that they call it hillbilly heroin, but it’s a problem in America. I added another sales page for my report here: www.addictedtooxycontin.com.

I am very happy with the success of this report and how much it’s gotten out there because it means that people are finding their way off of the crap.

I was talking to someone earlier this week, who was having trouble getting off the crap and found my report. She was able to get to a doctor the very next day, and entered the outpatient program and had her Suboxone within 2 hours. She emailed me later that day to tell me how much of a miracle drug it was for her too.

She was in her 2nd-3rd day of withdrawal and right after taking her first dose, the pain was gone, the anxiety and depression was gone, her attitude did a 180 degree turn around. She also said for the first time in several years she felt as if there was hope for her. That she would be able to do this thing called getting clean.She hasn’t taken any pain killers since and is on her way to recovery.

It really makes me happy to hear these things from people who email me. This is what I felt too when I got on the program with Suboxone, I felt like I had hope and was able to get off that shit. Man, I can’t tell you how happy I am to be off of that stuff. It controlled every aspect of my life. It was not cool.

Anyway I am going to go enjoy the rest of the day and take my daughter for a walk to the park and push her in the swings. That was something I couldn’t do before without making sure I had some painkillers with me on the walk. Freedom from active addiction is such a wonderful feeling. 🙂

I hope everyone else has a great day!!!

Larry C.