I wonder if Rush knows about this?

This is wrong what some people will do for money and to lie on top of that. What,if any, morals do we have today?

There are definitely legitimate uses for this drug, but its abuse potential is huge. When used for terminally ill patients, it can provide comfort and relief, but when used for chronic pain it too often leads to escalating doses, narcotic side effects including twitching and irritability and in the end, not achieving its pain relief goals. I don't know the right answer for chronic pain sufferers, but it is not long acting narcotics.

Must be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Chronic pain must be known to be believed. Those in actual need should be considered first..

Instead of 18 months in a federal country club make it 18 years in a real penitentiary and you will put a stop to it immediately if not sooner

The real drug "pushers" are being identified. The true drug tzars are Purdue Pharma, Phizer and the like. Now that they are handing out these 18 month sentences, why don't they give minority drug dealers a reduction on their 18 plus years sentences.

Yeah, great idea. Perpetuate the ignorant, failed war on dugs, by locking someone up for 25% of their life. Great idea.

just one more person rush limbaugh cant get stuff from... poor rush... what's a neo-con to do?

I find use of the term addicted in the context used objectionable. I believe the more appropriate term is habituated. There are subtle differences between the two with addiction implying a strong psycological need for a drug and habituation suggesting a primarily physical need. To be sure, habituation is no bargain. I found myself habituated to oral morphine and methadone. Ending use of these prescribed medications required two weeks in hospital detox and another two months of the worst sickness I've ever experienced. Both habituation and addiction create urges in a person that are typically antithetical to normative behavior. It is my understanding that because of the lack of a psycological need, habituation is easier to deal with.

Stupid, ignorant comments appall me. Those who have never suffered truly terrible debilitating pain speak out of their asses.
Addictive personalities should be treated with methadone.
Other non-addictive personalities such as myself was give my life back with oxycodone. After 5 years of suffering the most terrible pains which nothing touched, and the next logical step was suicide, my new Doctor gave me every reason to keep living by giving me this medication, which completely ameliorates my pain and is giving me and my family a life again. Thanks be to the living God.
There is no way that I would ever consider abusing such a God given gift of pain eradication and the resultant full life I now live and look forward to every day!

if you have chronic pain as I the oxcontin has kept me working I am scared to death that with all the stuff hitting the fan it wont be long that they will cut me off then I will be on the welfare rolls instead of working how sad what is criminal is the cost of 6 dollars a pill

if you have chronic pain as I the oxcontin has kept me working I am scared to death that with all the stuff hitting the fan it wont be long that they will cut me off then I will be on the welfare rolls instead of working how sad what is criminal is the cost of 6 dollars a pill

Those having never suffered chronic and debilitating pain can hardly relate to the need and benefit provided by time released oxycodone. It is likely that many, such as myself, tried other products leading up to being prescribed Oxycontin (oxycodone ER - extended release). Suffering with severe rheumatoid arthritis, having restful sleep was unachievable prior to starting Oxy ER. My doctor first prescribed Lortab (hydrocodone) only after over the counter products and various anti-inflammatory drugs failed to provide dependable relief. Try having any quality of life without restful sleep sometime, accompanied by constant pain and chronic fatigue which follows! Next, a relatively new time released Morphine based product was less effective for me than Lortab for pain, making me constantly sleepy and amplifying my fatigue. Upon being prescribed Oxycontin, within a couple of days I was sleeping through the night and achieving restful slumber for the first time in many years. Being uninsured and self-pay, if Oxy ER wasn't available in generic form, I couldn't afford it - $600 per month verses $200. Is it habit forming or addictive? Of course it is. On the couple of time a mix-up occurred on my scripts, first comes the return of excruciating pain coupled with sleeplessness, followed by gut wrenching withdrawal. I seriously doubt a heroin junkie could suffer any worse! Additionally, doctors prescribing Oxycodone in any form should always warn their patients of the addiction factor, and without fail the constipation factor, either prescribing a stool softener, or as I do, eat raisins, prunes or other fruit EVERY DAY! The choice one makes is addiction with pain relief, or a substandard quality of life filled with pain and severe, unabated chronic fatigue.

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