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In reply to the discussion: How the hell does anyone get addicted to Oxycodone? [View all]ProfessorGAC
(64,413 posts)43. We Were Surrounded By It
Significant club act in the 80s in a major market. People were doing lines on the tables. They didn't even try to hide it.
We did it, but an eigth ounce would last 3 weekends for us. Maybe longer. We were only dropping $200 on an eighth and I was making $300 a week performing. And, we weren't getting new every time we ran out. 8 or 10 times a year, probably.
Our drummer & bass player developed a problem. They were buying 3 eught-balls a week, or more.
The drummer lost everything and fled the US to get away from the people he owed.
The bass player got straight after he got the snot beaten out of him when he fell 2 grand in the hole. Scared him straight. He was heading for worse than a beating.
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Be very careful with them, as this is classic reaction by those who are opioid dependent!
SheltieLover
Nov 2022
#50
Oxy was sold to doctors by salsemen as "non addictive" pain killer. The brainwashed doctors
mitch96
Oct 2022
#5
I was prescribed some for a root canal, never used it until I had a knee injury.
Ocelot II
Oct 2022
#30
I believe it was Hydrocodone that my doctor prescribed when I had TMJ and couldn't lie down or sleep
Rhiannon12866
Oct 2022
#31
I know someone who fell shortly after knee replacement surgery because he was dizzy
highplainsdem
Oct 2022
#35