Comments on: Op-Ed By Larry Golbom – Addiction: The FDA and OxyContin http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html Your one-stop-shop for information on recalled consumer products, pharmaceutical drugs alerts, health supplements recalls, recalled vehicles, automotive parts, boats and more. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:12:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carole Babb http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-23564 Carole Babb Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:38:41 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-23564 Larry Golbom: Not only are you incredibly ignorant, but you are also horribly lacking in compassion for others. I would love to see if you would write the same article regarding pain medication, if you suffered from the same disease that I have - RSD/CRPS (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome). RSD is a neurological disease which attacks the pain pathways, causing pain that registers at 42 on the MacGill Pain Scale (the scale goes up to 50, to give you an idea of how severe the pain is). I almost went insane from the pain, as it never ever goes away - it is constant and it is mind boggling in intensity. Oxycontin saved my sanity and reduces my pain enough to give me as good a life as is possible with this disease. My pain is always there, even with the pain meds, however, it is reduced to a more tolerable level with the medication. I have never had the "high" that drug abusers get. When you take these meds for pain, not recreation, the medication zooms in on the pain. The drug abuser has no pain, so the pill (having nothing else to do) provides the abuser with the "high" that becomes addictive. I never crave my pain medication and, in fact, I frequently forget to take my medication, but am reminded to do so when I suddenly feel an unbelievable increase in my pain, like being hit with a thousand burning knives - all at the same time. This is not good, as the pain is, at that time, ahead of me - this wastes half the pill on working to bring the pain back under control. Because I get so few pain pills each month (due to people like you), that one-half of a pill is very precious to me. They say that if you want something really badly, and wish it to happen more than anything, that you must continue to put out thoughts relating to this wish on a continual basis, as well as state it out loud and mean it - many times over. Because of people like you, I (as well as all other Florida pain patients) have had my pain meds reduced. Since my pain is no longer controlled, I am now stuck at home 85% of the time, laying in bed and suffering wihout hope of a reprieve. In summary, I have plenty of time on my hands. You have given me a mission - something I can do during all of those hours I am stuck in bed. I will spend that time chanting my wish to the Universe, praying that it will be answered. I will not stop until I know that my request has been granted -- it is my wish that you and your loved ones are stricken with a trauma or disease resulting in continual pain for the remainder of your life. Perhaps, if you live with pain, you will gain some insight as to just how horrible it is to be a pain patient. You immediately become a criminal in the eyes of Society -- you are called a drug addict by Pharmacists, doctors and anyone else who finds out about your medications. You are forced to sign contracts with your physician regarding the pain meds, your records are open to any official who wishes to look at them, you are required to go to the doctor every single month on the date and time they give you (you are not allowed to change your appt), you must submit to surprise urine tests, you are checked each month all over your body for any sign of illegal drug use, etc. I can only hope that the Universe sees fit to answer my prayers and bring you what you so richly deserve for your incredibly cruel and inhumane views voiced in your article. I have written your name everywhere in my room, so that I never forget to put my words out there. If there is any justice left in this world, then you will get exactly what you deserve! You can redeem yourself by performing research into the lives of chronic pain patients, find out just how much they suffer, learn pain medication is so important to them - why they must have it just to perform simple tasks such as going to the grocery store, hugging their children, etc. RSD patients are unable to touch or be touched when their pain is in full gear - any pressure against their skin (even the pressure of their clothing) causes intense pain. Oxycontin gave me the ability to hug my loved ones - imagine that! An evil drug like Oxycontin makes people do such horrible things as hugging their family members -- how awful! You can redeem yourself by learning the real truth. Find out just how many people have killed themselves because their pain was far greater than the loss of their life. These people did nothing wrong - committed no crimes - and yet society treats them like criminals. You can redeem yourself by learning and writing the real truth about pain patients and the reasons why they need the pain medications they take. I hope you will open yourself up to becoming a better person, someone willing to look at BOTH sides of an issue before passing such harsh judgment, especially against innocent people who just want to live a halfway decent life, in spite of their health issues. We (pain patients) never did anything to you - why do you hate us so much? Signed, A Pain Patient Who Just Wants a Reduction in Pain Larry Golbom:

Not only are you incredibly ignorant, but you are also horribly lacking in compassion for others. I would love to see if you would write the same article regarding pain medication, if you suffered from the same disease that I have – RSD/CRPS (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome). RSD is a neurological disease which attacks the pain pathways, causing pain that registers at 42 on the MacGill Pain Scale (the scale goes up to 50, to give you an idea of how severe the pain is). I almost went insane from the pain, as it never ever goes away – it is constant and it is mind boggling in intensity. Oxycontin saved my sanity and reduces my pain enough to give me as good a life as is possible with this disease. My pain is always there, even with the pain meds, however, it is reduced to a more tolerable level with the medication. I have never had the “high” that drug abusers get. When you take these meds for pain, not recreation, the medication zooms in on the pain. The drug abuser has no pain, so the pill (having nothing else to do) provides the abuser with the “high” that becomes addictive. I never crave my pain medication and, in fact, I frequently forget to take my medication, but am reminded to do so when I suddenly feel an unbelievable increase in my pain, like being hit with a thousand burning knives – all at the same time. This is not good, as the pain is, at that time, ahead of me – this wastes half the pill on working to bring the pain back under control. Because I get so few pain pills each month (due to people like you), that one-half of a pill is very precious to me.

They say that if you want something really badly, and wish it to happen more than anything, that you must continue to put out thoughts relating to this wish on a continual basis, as well as state it out loud and mean it – many times over. Because of people like you, I (as well as all other Florida pain patients) have had my pain meds reduced. Since my pain is no longer controlled, I am now stuck at home 85% of the time, laying in bed and suffering wihout hope of a reprieve. In summary, I have plenty of time on my hands. You have given me a mission – something I can do during all of those hours I am stuck in bed. I will spend that time chanting my wish to the Universe, praying that it will be answered. I will not stop until I know that my request has been granted — it is my wish that you and your loved ones are stricken with a trauma or disease resulting in continual pain for the remainder of your life. Perhaps, if you live with pain, you will gain some insight as to just how horrible it is to be a pain patient. You immediately become a criminal in the eyes of Society — you are called a drug addict by Pharmacists, doctors and anyone else who finds out about your medications. You are forced to sign contracts with your physician regarding the pain meds, your records are open to any official who wishes to look at them, you are required to go to the doctor every single month on the date and time they give you (you are not allowed to change your appt), you must submit to surprise urine tests, you are checked each month all over your body for any sign of illegal drug use, etc. I can only hope that the Universe sees fit to answer my prayers and bring you what you so richly deserve for your incredibly cruel and inhumane views voiced in your article.

I have written your name everywhere in my room, so that I never forget to put my words out there. If there is any justice left in this world, then you will get exactly what you deserve! You can redeem yourself by performing research into the lives of chronic pain patients, find out just how much they suffer, learn pain medication is so important to them – why they must have it just to perform simple tasks such as going to the grocery store, hugging their children, etc. RSD patients are unable to touch or be touched when their pain is in full gear – any pressure against their skin (even the pressure of their clothing) causes intense pain. Oxycontin gave me the ability to hug my loved ones – imagine that! An evil drug like Oxycontin makes people do such horrible things as hugging their family members — how awful!

You can redeem yourself by learning the real truth. Find out just how many people have killed themselves because their pain was far greater than the loss of their life. These people did nothing wrong – committed no crimes – and yet society treats them like criminals. You can redeem yourself by learning and writing the real truth about pain patients and the reasons why they need the pain medications they take. I hope you will open yourself up to becoming a better person, someone willing to look at BOTH sides of an issue before passing such harsh judgment, especially against innocent people who just want to live a halfway decent life, in spite of their health issues.

We (pain patients) never did anything to you – why do you hate us so much?

Signed,

A Pain Patient Who Just Wants a Reduction in Pain

]]> By: guest http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-23120 guest Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:56:05 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-23120 We live in a irresponsible country. Parent's blame one drug for the death of their child and in doing so now hundred's of thousand's of ccp (if not a million) are suffering from Purdue's change to a toxic usless drug that cost's more and will most likely cause future health problem's. This line of thinking is insane! Do we now sue the car companies if our child get's behind the wheel and kills himself and other's? What about alcohol? There are more death's from this 'drug' than there are with oxycontin. Why hasn't this been taken off the market? Oxycontin is time released oxycodone and has been around for decade's. To deny a human adequate pain relief is inhuman. What is wrong with society today that places blame on everyone but themselves? We live in a irresponsible country. Parent’s blame one drug for the death of their child and in doing so now hundred’s of thousand’s of ccp (if not a million) are suffering from Purdue’s change to a toxic usless drug that cost’s more and will most likely cause future health problem’s. This line of thinking is insane! Do we now sue the car companies if our child get’s behind the wheel and kills himself and other’s? What about alcohol? There are more death’s from this ‘drug’ than there are with oxycontin. Why hasn’t this been taken off the market? Oxycontin is time released oxycodone and has been around for decade’s. To deny a human adequate pain relief is inhuman. What is wrong with society today that places blame on everyone but themselves?

]]> By: Derek M http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-22267 Derek M Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:27:38 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-22267 Well stated Jeff. Mr. Golbom is certainly no the most educated or intelligent individual, or even rational for that matter, concerning addiction, pain, and palliative treatments, or "care", to be proper. The entire basis for opioid therapy rests on targeting the SYMPTOMS rather than the underlying pathology or CAUSE, often when the latter is either not practical, or impossible. Pain can not be objectively measured, and there is no one who is not "worthy" of opioids, whether the pain is mild, moderate, or severe. Opioid theray is a choice, granted the patient is fully informed of effects and risks, and accepts the approach. A non living entity such as a drug (oxycodone), does not "cause" addiction, or compulsive behavor, compulsive and excessive drug use is caused by CHOICE; Addiction also, is a CHOICE, or a series of choices, NOT "disease". Additionally, tolerance and physical dependence are clinical manifestations, which simply come secondary to opioid use over a chroic period. "Addiction" refers to large clusters of physical, neurological, behavioral, sociological, compulsive elements which lead to te compulsive CHOICE to continue using drugs, evn in the presence of harm. Clinical dependence is not addiction, and addiction is not a mystical force or disease. Even NON MEDICAL use of drugs is a natural right which every adult has. Well stated Jeff. Mr. Golbom is certainly no the most educated or intelligent individual, or even rational for that matter, concerning addiction, pain, and palliative treatments, or “care”, to be proper.

The entire basis for opioid therapy rests on targeting the SYMPTOMS rather than the underlying pathology or CAUSE, often when the latter is either not practical, or impossible. Pain can not be objectively measured, and there is no one who is not “worthy” of opioids, whether the pain is mild, moderate, or severe. Opioid theray is a choice, granted the patient is fully informed of effects and risks, and accepts the approach.

A non living entity such as a drug (oxycodone), does not “cause” addiction, or compulsive behavor, compulsive and excessive drug use is caused by CHOICE; Addiction also, is a CHOICE, or a series of choices, NOT “disease”.

Additionally, tolerance and physical dependence are clinical manifestations, which simply come secondary to opioid use over a chroic period. “Addiction” refers to large clusters of physical, neurological, behavioral, sociological, compulsive elements which lead to te compulsive CHOICE to continue using drugs, evn in the presence of harm.

Clinical dependence is not addiction, and addiction is not a mystical force or disease.

Even NON MEDICAL use of drugs is a natural right which every adult has.

]]> By: Pam Novak http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-21958 Pam Novak Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:24:14 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-21958 Why is Pharma making billions of dollars a year? There are not millions of people with serious pain. These pills are being given for toothaches and other minor injuries. Some doctors are finding it most profitable to collect the office visit fees, and write the prescriptions, that then are sold on the streets.. Our young people, who do experiment with drugs, are finding this drug. It is creating an epidemic of opiat addicts. This is a menace to society. If they can't find help in rehab, they will be in prison, or in the cemetary. Is this what we want for this generation? Why is Pharma making billions of dollars a year? There are not millions of people with serious pain. These pills are being given for toothaches and other minor injuries. Some doctors are finding it most profitable to collect the office visit fees, and write the prescriptions, that then are sold on the streets.. Our young people, who do experiment with drugs, are finding this drug. It is creating an epidemic of opiat addicts. This is a menace to society. If they can’t find help in rehab, they will be in prison, or in the cemetary. Is this what we want for this generation?

]]> By: siouxpernatural http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-20451 siouxpernatural Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:41:38 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-20451 There's gotta b some kind of self responsibility and self accountability here, seriously!!! There’s gotta b some kind of self responsibility and self accountability here, seriously!!!

]]> By: Steve http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-16682 Steve Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:56:09 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-16682 I understand that abuse has run ramped in Florida! Why don't they regulate drug prescriptions like every other state?I live in Connecticut and trust me it is NOT easy to get Oxycontin! I watched vanguard Oxycontin express and I couldn't believe my eyes! Totally insane and horribly ran! Now I take Oxycontin 80mg 3 times a day! I was in a tragic accident that left me close to paralyzed! I no longer have use of my right arm the shoulder and elbow joints are obliterated! I have a titanium right arm and back! You wouldn't believe the sounds and crunching noises it makes when I make the slightest movement! I'm forever damaged and Oxycontin gave me my life back well productive painless life back! Oxycontin not these Op things let's make that clear! Thats NOT oxycontin! So here you are in the best of health! Your body is in one piece! It doest hurt to get dressed drive a car etc. You see if you don't know pain you don't know relief! Please don't assume all Oxycontin patients are abusers please! I'm sorry about peoples kids nephews etc but they took Oxycontin with the sole purpose to get high! Does Budweiser pay for drunken driver accidents? Does Absolute pay when a drunken driver hits a kid? People need Oxycontin to feel better not only terminally ill people! We are mothers fathers workers Drs lawyers that simply need a solution to the curveball Life threw at us! Trust me I'd take your health over mine any day and quickly toss those pills if I didn't need them for everyday activities I'm a helicopter mechanic and I work 50 plus hours a week! I'm no addict no junkie and yes my life is simply better with Oxycontin and there's million more like me! Florida needs to change not Purdue NOT US!!! I understand that abuse has run ramped in Florida! Why don’t they regulate drug prescriptions like every other state?I live in Connecticut and trust me it is NOT easy to get Oxycontin! I watched vanguard Oxycontin express and I couldn’t believe my eyes! Totally insane and horribly ran! Now I take Oxycontin 80mg 3 times a day! I was in a tragic accident that left me close to paralyzed! I no longer have use of my right arm the shoulder and elbow joints are obliterated! I have a titanium right arm and back! You wouldn’t believe the sounds and crunching noises it makes when I make the slightest movement! I’m forever damaged and Oxycontin gave me my life back well productive painless life back! Oxycontin not these Op things let’s make that clear! Thats NOT oxycontin! So here you are in the best of health! Your body is in one piece! It doest hurt to get dressed drive a car etc. You see if you don’t know pain you don’t know relief! Please don’t assume all Oxycontin
patients are abusers please! I’m sorry about peoples kids nephews etc but they took Oxycontin with the sole purpose to get high! Does Budweiser pay for drunken driver accidents? Does Absolute pay when a drunken driver hits a kid? People need Oxycontin to feel better not only terminally ill people! We are mothers fathers workers Drs lawyers that simply need a solution to the curveball Life threw at us! Trust me I’d take your health over mine any day and quickly toss those pills if I didn’t need them for everyday activities I’m a helicopter mechanic and I work 50 plus hours a week! I’m no addict no junkie and yes my life is simply better with Oxycontin and there’s million more like me! Florida needs to change not Purdue NOT US!!!

]]> By: Steve http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-16680 Steve Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:54:14 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-16680 Oh! One more thing! I was just listening to this ridiculous radio show bragging about 2000 hits a week! You forgot to say that the majority is PRO OXYCONTIN !!!!!!! Oh! One more thing! I was just listening to this ridiculous radio show bragging about 2000 hits a week! You forgot to say that the majority is PRO OXYCONTIN !!!!!!!

]]> By: christy ezekiel http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-16340 christy ezekiel Sat, 16 Oct 2010 01:24:54 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-16340 my husband has taken 80 mg oc 2 x daily and 40mg oxy for break through pain. for 10 years..they change the formula and then bam...he has been acting crazy..not knowing where he is going, driving somewhere and he don't remember going there. writing letters and don't know why. endlessly aggitated, hot headed about the smallest thing...this is not my husband. his doctor has changed his 80 mg meds to roxicodone with only a small amount of withdrawl discomfort. he does still take the 40 mg at night for the break through pain. this has caused our entire family to suffer. his behavior is not right. we are in counseling and we are hoping to salvage our marriage of nearly 16 years, with our wonderful daughter in our minds, we forge on. Why would the FDA approve such a drug difference? The oxycontin was the only meds that really helped his pain...for almost 10 yrs he has taken this w/o issues. He has severe diabetic neuropathy in his legs and feet. he has a lung disease and had a brain aneursym in 2002, so we as a family have been put through hell...and now this? I want my husband back, and our children want their daddy back. Can we sue the pharma company, for causing all of these problems? because of his behavior on this new meds....insane!!! Please contact my email if you can help! We are in the middle of him being arrest on misdominers for the letters to a woman that he didn't even know...? and he don't remember writing them all...and now DHR has been contacted and he has to be out of the house until they finish their investigation...DHR are overworked and they are not moving as fast as we'd like. Praying everynight...I pray that he would be healed and not ever need anymore pain meds...that would solve a lot of the problems. Help and response is appreciated. Christy my husband has taken 80 mg oc 2 x daily and 40mg oxy for break through pain. for 10 years..they change the formula and then bam…he has been acting crazy..not knowing where he is going, driving somewhere and he don’t remember going there. writing letters and don’t know why. endlessly aggitated, hot headed about the smallest thing…this is not my husband. his doctor has changed his 80 mg meds to roxicodone with only a small amount of withdrawl discomfort. he does still take the 40 mg at night for the break through pain. this has caused our entire family to suffer. his behavior is not right. we are in counseling and we are hoping to salvage our marriage of nearly 16 years, with our wonderful daughter in our minds, we forge on. Why would the FDA approve such a drug difference? The oxycontin was the only meds that really helped his pain…for almost 10 yrs he has taken this w/o issues. He has severe diabetic neuropathy in his legs and feet. he has a lung disease and had a brain aneursym in 2002, so we as a family have been put through hell…and now this? I want my husband back, and our children want their daddy back. Can we sue the pharma company, for causing all of these problems? because of his behavior on this new meds….insane!!! Please contact my email if you can help! We are in the middle of him being arrest on misdominers for the letters to a woman that he didn’t even know…? and he don’t remember writing them all…and now DHR has been contacted and he has to be out of the house until they finish their investigation…DHR are overworked and they are not moving as fast as we’d like. Praying everynight…I pray that he would be healed and not ever need anymore pain meds…that would solve a lot of the problems. Help and response is appreciated. Christy

]]> By: Christine Watercutter2@woh.rr.com http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-16093 Christine Watercutter2@woh.rr.com Sun, 03 Oct 2010 02:59:55 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-16093 I am a 64 yr old women who took 4 percocet and 2 Oxycontin everyday for back pain while trying to find a Dr. to help me. After I finally had back surgery I slowly started withdrawal, first the percocet, then the oxy. It took me one year and 7 months of withdrawal on and off. I took my last Oxy. 8 weeks ago and I am still going into terrible withdrawal. Sometimes I'm well enough to drive and go places, then bam, withdrawal again. My husband and my daughter who is a single mother have either been with me or talked me though it as I need them. What I need to know is, is this ever going to end? I heard one man say it took a year and a half for his withdrawal to stop. But does it get better as time goes on? Will the withdrawal periods get farther apart and less severe? My Dr. will give me no answers. I took these drugs only as prescribed, never abused them and yet my life is ruined. Everyone seems to be under the impression that only people who abuse these drugs get addicted. I am living proof that this is not true. Please submit a comment if you can answer my question. Thank you for your help, Christine I am a 64 yr old women who took 4 percocet and 2 Oxycontin everyday for back pain while trying to find a Dr. to help me. After I finally had back surgery I slowly started withdrawal, first the percocet, then the oxy. It took me one year and 7 months of withdrawal on and off. I took my last Oxy. 8 weeks ago and I am still going into terrible withdrawal. Sometimes I’m well enough to drive and go places, then bam, withdrawal again. My husband and my daughter who is a single mother have either been with me or talked me though it as I need them. What I need to know is, is this ever going to end? I heard one man say it took a year and a half for his withdrawal to stop. But does it get better as time goes on? Will the withdrawal periods get farther apart and less severe? My Dr. will give me no answers. I took these drugs only as prescribed, never abused them and yet my life is ruined. Everyone seems to be under the impression that only people who abuse these drugs get addicted. I am living proof that this is not true. Please submit a comment if you can answer my question. Thank you for your help, Christine

]]> By: charlie http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-16088 charlie Sat, 02 Oct 2010 23:42:58 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-16088 not sure how long i can take the pain anymore. these new op's are worthless.i used to be able to play with my kids a bit. now i can barely get out of bed. i take them as prescribed.but these dont work like the oc's did. and to mention your using carsigens. so now i have no pain relief and im also going to get cancer too. you should be ashamed of yourself. not sure how long i can take the pain anymore.
these new op’s are worthless.i used to be able to play with my kids a bit.
now i can barely get out of bed.
i take them as prescribed.but these dont work like the oc’s did.
and to mention your using carsigens.
so now i have no pain relief and im also going to get cancer too.
you should be ashamed of yourself.

]]> By: Chris http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-15567 Chris Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:04:18 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-15567 I don't know how I can take the pain much longer. These new OP's don't work! They don't kill the pain and they upset my stomach, give me diarrhea, and headaches. I take them as I am supposed to. My oncologist died and the doctor writing scripts for me is not giving enough medication for breakthrough pain. This was true even when I was getting the OC's. Heck, Purdue has always lied about Oxycontin lasting 12 hours. I don’t know how I can take the pain much longer. These new OP’s don’t work!
They don’t kill the pain and they upset my stomach, give me diarrhea, and headaches. I take them as I am supposed to. My oncologist died and the doctor writing scripts for me is not giving enough medication for breakthrough pain. This was true even when I was getting the OC’s. Heck, Purdue has always lied about Oxycontin lasting 12 hours.

]]> By: Jim http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-15469 Jim Sat, 18 Sep 2010 07:29:39 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-15469 I appreciate the post from people that are NOT against Oxycontin. Additionaly I appreciate the knowledge of the dangers of the new Oc's that I wasn't told of. I have had two back surgeries after breaking my back. The first they put two Titanium screws in my spine. The second was to remove a fractured screm from my back, that was caused by the surgeon or manufacturer defect. I will never know because they had to leave the broken screw was fused to my spine. I am in worst pain now than I ever was. I just started these op/oc pills. I hope they continue to help and not give me cancer. I wish people would quit blaming Purdue on their loved ones ODing and blame their loved ones for abusing the medication. Keep up the good work Purdue just keep out the carsigens. I appreciate the post from people that are NOT against Oxycontin. Additionaly I appreciate the knowledge of the dangers of the new Oc’s that I wasn’t told of. I have had two back surgeries after breaking my back. The first they put two Titanium screws in my spine. The second was to remove a fractured screm from my back, that was caused by the surgeon or manufacturer defect. I will never know because they had to leave the broken screw was fused to my spine. I am in worst pain now than I ever was. I just started these op/oc pills. I hope they continue to help and not give me cancer. I wish people would quit blaming Purdue on their loved ones ODing and blame their loved ones for abusing the medication. Keep up the good work Purdue just keep out the carsigens.

]]> By: nancy http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-15217 nancy Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:14:03 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-15217 Oh yes..i forgot to mention a very serious issue..the new formulation of oxycontin..has at least 2 carcengic's in it. Children who are playing with drugs and getting high..they were not taught to respect their bodies an their lives. Could the explanation be parents who are careless with other's feelings or/and can not nor will show compassion to other's? It's all about me me me. Kids who get high will find many many other ways to do so!! It doesn't take oxycontin..The new formula for oxycontin is very very dangerous to ones heart..liver..kidney brain. This new formula is plastic..titanuim dioxide..polysorba..mageusim..all toxic. Produces cancer ..we will be seeing a alarming rise in cancer rates in a few years..in our youngest as well as older population.And if i were to judge you the way you judge those who need pain relief..well how dare you hypocrits allow your children dying of kidney cancer any pain relief!! Oh yes..i forgot to mention a very serious issue..the new formulation of oxycontin..has at least 2 carcengic’s in it. Children who are playing with drugs and getting high..they were not taught to respect their bodies an their lives. Could the explanation be parents who are careless with other’s feelings or/and can not nor will show compassion to other’s? It’s all about me me me. Kids who get high will find many many other ways to do so!! It doesn’t take oxycontin..The new formula for oxycontin is very very dangerous to ones heart..liver..kidney brain. This new formula is plastic..titanuim dioxide..polysorba..mageusim..all toxic. Produces cancer ..we will be seeing a alarming rise in cancer rates in a few years..in our youngest as well as older population.And if i were to judge you the way you judge those who need pain relief..well how dare you hypocrits allow your children dying of kidney cancer any pain relief!!

]]> By: hanna http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-15174 hanna Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:52:16 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-15174 Hello...It is those people who have no problems with severe pain that shout the loudest.I slipped 2 disc's as well as having other deformities of the spine and have lived since 1989 with untreated severe pain that no doctor would treat approprialty. In fact i was told pain is good for me as it build's character. I reached a point where i would rather die than continue to live in pain. It sapped everything out of me. I finally had the good fortune to find a N.P.who prescribed oxycontin. It has been a Godsend. I can now function. However i am sick and tired of the guilt factor placed on everyone who must deal with pain on a daily basis..from those in this group.Stop driving because are you aware of how many accidents take innocent lives? And don't cross a street..do you know how many car's run the red light? In fact stop taking every over the counter medicine..do you know the needless deaths from oc meds? I would wish no one live with pain...but there are times when a person so flippity state painkillers are wrong..well i wish they would have such severe pain for a while and then come back and make your assessments.I doubt you would be so self righteous. Hello…It is those people who have no problems with severe pain that shout the loudest.I slipped 2 disc’s as well as having other deformities of the spine and have lived since 1989 with untreated severe pain that no doctor would treat approprialty. In fact i was told pain is good for me as it build’s character. I reached a point where i would rather die than continue to live in pain. It sapped everything out of me. I finally had the good fortune to find a N.P.who prescribed oxycontin. It has been a Godsend. I can now function. However i am sick and tired of the guilt factor placed on everyone who must deal with pain on a daily basis..from those in this group.Stop driving because are you aware of how many accidents take innocent lives? And don’t cross a street..do you know how many car’s run the red light? In fact stop taking every over the counter medicine..do you know the needless deaths from oc meds? I would wish no one live with pain…but there are times when a person so flippity state painkillers are wrong..well i wish they would have such severe pain for a while and then come back and make your assessments.I doubt you would be so self righteous.

]]> By: Dr. Bipper http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-14852 Dr. Bipper Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:28:29 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-14852 Larry Golbom of Prescription Addiction Radio is just another suppressor of free speech. His site banoxycontin.com is a complete hoard of crap. You try & post anything beneficial on that site & it is immediately deleted. You try & post how many millions of lives that OxyContin has helped & how many millions of people can lead a productive & normal life due to that drug & your post is immediately deleted. What is this Soviet Russia? Just because SOME people are stupid enough to abuse OxyContin doesn't mean that MILLIONS of other chronic pain sufferers from a host of diseases & injuries should be denied a drug that works for them. Where are the parents, where are the teachers, where are the police, where are all the responsible people in kid's lives that should be there to STOP this problem from ever escalating in the first place. I am SO sick of hearing parents sit around & complain how OxyContin is the reason why their child died! Where where you to watch your child's behavior, where were you when they began hanging around a bad crowd, where were you when they are looking through yours or grandma's medicine cabinet, where were you when your child was acting high in front of you all the time? Can any parent answer ANY of these questions? Do all you people know is how to blame someone else for your lack of responsibility & your problems? Nobody forced your child or ANYONE to take OxyContin. No person, no doctor, NOBODY put a gun to your head & forced you to take this narcotic, PERIOD! Do you people ever think of anyone else but yourselves? Do you ever think of the millions of suffering people everyday that use this drug AS PRESCRIBED, not abused & gain the ability to live life without pain? Do you care about how many people this drug helps when taken like THE DOCTOR TELLS YOU TO? I think it is absolutely ridiculous that none of you people can take responsibility for your own actions. I think it is absolutely ridiculous that you people can manipulate a drug, crush it, snort it, inject it, chew it, or whatever, & then have the audacity to blame the drug for getting you or your loved one addicted! You people need an education & people like you should NEVER be prescribed this drug, no questions asked! This drug was not intended to be abused & manipulated to do so. It was intended to relieve severe pain & make people able to live their lives more productively! Go ahead & play the blame game like so many of you same people always do, you are always the first ones to complain about everything, the first ones to make a lawsuit about anything, always the first ones to try & move the blame & responsibility away from yourselves & on to others. It is clearly not OxyContin's fault that your child or loved one manipulated the drug, chewed it, snorted it, or whatnot & then overdosed because of that. That is called breaking the law, it is called addiction behavior & you should have NEVER had access to this drug in the first place. Parents, please don't sit here & complain about how your child suffered when you did NOTHING to stop them from abusing this narcotic! You were all enablers, whether intentional or unintentional, you allowed this problem to persist to the point where death could take place. You allowed this to happen right under your own roof & right under your own noses whether you will admit it or not! It is disgusting that you blame the drug for the behaviors that you people display & choose to act upon! Just another selfish group of people who feel the need to make themselves feel better by placing the blame on to something or someone else, what a surprise! OxyContin has helped so many people & I tried to explain some of these stories & even tried to have them explain their stories themselves on Larry Golbom of Prescription Addiction Radio's banoxycontin.com site, but any positive light that was shed on OxyContin was immediately deleted & our first amendment rights were violated. This means that you are only hearing a VERY SMALL portion of the story here, you are not hearing ANY of the successful stories & successful outcomes of using OxyContin properly & as prescribed. You are hurting millions of chronic pain sufferers all over this country & you don't care at all. Why would you? You are selfish people! Why is Canada not changing the OxyContin forumlation? You know why? Because the new formulation has class 2A carcinogens such as titanium dioxide which have been clearly linked to cancer throughout the body. Health Canada considers this, along with most of the rest of the world, as a class 2A carcinogen & therefore will not let there population ingest such a chemical. The U.S. on the other hand only considers this toxic chemical, only one of the several toxic chemicals now in the new formulation, a class 2B carcinogen. This is still horrible & clearly is labeled a carcinogen for a reason! But what do you people care about this? Your children will continue to try & abuse this new OxyContin & now not only will they face the dangers of the drug when abused, they will face the consequences of these toxic chemicals. I hope all of you are SO proud of your great stance against this drug, it has really done so much! You have only given Purdue Pharma another 15 years of exclusive rights to producing this new OxyContin, it will never be banned, & now it contains drugs that are just as bad, or even worse than are what are in cigarettes now. Congratulations to all you inconsiderate people out there! Thanks for not taking responsibility for your own problems or your own kid's abuse of this drug & now forcing the onset of this new even more dangerous form of OxyContin. Thanks for ignoring millions of chronic pain patients who are now going to be forced to ingest these toxic chemicals because they were listening to their doctors & taking this drug as prescribed for years & years & are still living & living with better quality lives! If you people are not already ignorant enough, there are tons of other opiates just waiting to be abused out there & already are, yet are you people doing anything to prevent your children from abusing these drugs? Dilaudid, Roxicodone, Morphine, Methadone, Oxymophone, Demerol, Percocet, Vicodin, Darvocet, Fentanyl, Levorphanol, & many more can & will be abused & cause death if abused. The point here is not to blame a helpful substance, but to teach & educate your children & yourselves to not do any of these drugs period, unless told to by a doctor. And if you are prescribed to any of these type of drugs, then DON'T ABUSE THEM, don't crush them, don't snort them, don't inject them, that is NOT what they were intended for! Just because you people have NO self-control & are always looking for some substance to abuse nowadays the people who REALLY need these drugs should not be subjected to this nonsense! These drugs have been used in the medical field for centuries & no problems have occurred when these drugs have been used as prescribed & responsibly! These drugs are only meant for people who NEED them, not for teenagers, not for 20 year old college kids looking for a "high" & not for anyone who doesn't have a prescription & therefore doesn't need these drugs! Parents wake up & smell the coffee! Your children will continue to die & abuse some form of an opiate no matter if it is OxyContin or Dilaudid. You have to be the parents & take action & be responsible for your own child's behavior & actions! This is literally a disgusting quest at blaming someone else for your problems & a quest that will lead you absolutely nowhere! Grow up, get educated, & learn how to take your drugs properly & don't abuse the drugs nor use them for unintended purposes & not follow a doctors directions! This is all your own problem & will NEVER be fixed until you fix yourselves! These kind of drugs have been around & always will be around, the way to stop overdoses & abuse is with education & responsibility, it is that damn simple! Larry Golbom of Prescription Addiction Radio is just another suppressor of free speech. His site banoxycontin.com is a complete hoard of crap. You try & post anything beneficial on that site & it is immediately deleted. You try & post how many millions of lives that OxyContin has helped & how many millions of people can lead a productive & normal life due to that drug & your post is immediately deleted. What is this Soviet Russia? Just because SOME people are stupid enough to abuse OxyContin doesn’t mean that MILLIONS of other chronic pain sufferers from a host of diseases & injuries should be denied a drug that works for them. Where are the parents, where are the teachers, where are the police, where are all the responsible people in kid’s lives that should be there to STOP this problem from ever escalating in the first place. I am SO sick of hearing parents sit around & complain how OxyContin is the reason why their child died! Where where you to watch your child’s behavior, where were you when they began hanging around a bad crowd, where were you when they are looking through yours or grandma’s medicine cabinet, where were you when your child was acting high in front of you all the time? Can any parent answer ANY of these questions? Do all you people know is how to blame someone else for your lack of responsibility & your problems? Nobody forced your child or ANYONE to take OxyContin. No person, no doctor, NOBODY put a gun to your head & forced you to take this narcotic, PERIOD! Do you people ever think of anyone else but yourselves? Do you ever think of the millions of suffering people everyday that use this drug AS PRESCRIBED, not abused & gain the ability to live life without pain? Do you care about how many people this drug helps when taken like THE DOCTOR TELLS YOU TO? I think it is absolutely ridiculous that none of you people can take responsibility for your own actions. I think it is absolutely ridiculous that you people can manipulate a drug, crush it, snort it, inject it, chew it, or whatever, & then have the audacity to blame the drug for getting you or your loved one addicted! You people need an education & people like you should NEVER be prescribed this drug, no questions asked! This drug was not intended to be abused & manipulated to do so. It was intended to relieve severe pain & make people able to live their lives more productively! Go ahead & play the blame game like so many of you same people always do, you are always the first ones to complain about everything, the first ones to make a lawsuit about anything, always the first ones to try & move the blame & responsibility away from yourselves & on to others. It is clearly not OxyContin’s fault that your child or loved one manipulated the drug, chewed it, snorted it, or whatnot & then overdosed because of that. That is called breaking the law, it is called addiction behavior & you should have NEVER had access to this drug in the first place. Parents, please don’t sit here & complain about how your child suffered when you did NOTHING to stop them from abusing this narcotic! You were all enablers, whether intentional or unintentional, you allowed this problem to persist to the point where death could take place. You allowed this to happen right under your own roof & right under your own noses whether you will admit it or not! It is disgusting that you blame the drug for the behaviors that you people display & choose to act upon! Just another selfish group of people who feel the need to make themselves feel better by placing the blame on to something or someone else, what a surprise! OxyContin has helped so many people & I tried to explain some of these stories & even tried to have them explain their stories themselves on Larry Golbom of Prescription Addiction Radio’s banoxycontin.com site, but any positive light that was shed on OxyContin was immediately deleted & our first amendment rights were violated. This means that you are only hearing a VERY SMALL portion of the story here, you are not hearing ANY of the successful stories & successful outcomes of using OxyContin properly & as prescribed. You are hurting millions of chronic pain sufferers all over this country & you don’t care at all. Why would you? You are selfish people! Why is Canada not changing the OxyContin forumlation? You know why? Because the new formulation has class 2A carcinogens such as titanium dioxide which have been clearly linked to cancer throughout the body. Health Canada considers this, along with most of the rest of the world, as a class 2A carcinogen & therefore will not let there population ingest such a chemical. The U.S. on the other hand only considers this toxic chemical, only one of the several toxic chemicals now in the new formulation, a class 2B carcinogen. This is still horrible & clearly is labeled a carcinogen for a reason! But what do you people care about this? Your children will continue to try & abuse this new OxyContin & now not only will they face the dangers of the drug when abused, they will face the consequences of these toxic chemicals. I hope all of you are SO proud of your great stance against this drug, it has really done so much! You have only given Purdue Pharma another 15 years of exclusive rights to producing this new OxyContin, it will never be banned, & now it contains drugs that are just as bad, or even worse than are what are in cigarettes now. Congratulations to all you inconsiderate people out there! Thanks for not taking responsibility for your own problems or your own kid’s abuse of this drug & now forcing the onset of this new even more dangerous form of OxyContin. Thanks for ignoring millions of chronic pain patients who are now going to be forced to ingest these toxic chemicals because they were listening to their doctors & taking this drug as prescribed for years & years & are still living & living with better quality lives! If you people are not already ignorant enough, there are tons of other opiates just waiting to be abused out there & already are, yet are you people doing anything to prevent your children from abusing these drugs? Dilaudid, Roxicodone, Morphine, Methadone, Oxymophone, Demerol, Percocet, Vicodin, Darvocet, Fentanyl, Levorphanol, & many more can & will be abused & cause death if abused. The point here is not to blame a helpful substance, but to teach & educate your children & yourselves to not do any of these drugs period, unless told to by a doctor. And if you are prescribed to any of these type of drugs, then DON’T ABUSE THEM, don’t crush them, don’t snort them, don’t inject them, that is NOT what they were intended for! Just because you people have NO self-control & are always looking for some substance to abuse nowadays the people who REALLY need these drugs should not be subjected to this nonsense! These drugs have been used in the medical field for centuries & no problems have occurred when these drugs have been used as prescribed & responsibly! These drugs are only meant for people who NEED them, not for teenagers, not for 20 year old college kids looking for a “high” & not for anyone who doesn’t have a prescription & therefore doesn’t need these drugs! Parents wake up & smell the coffee! Your children will continue to die & abuse some form of an opiate no matter if it is OxyContin or Dilaudid. You have to be the parents & take action & be responsible for your own child’s behavior & actions! This is literally a disgusting quest at blaming someone else for your problems & a quest that will lead you absolutely nowhere! Grow up, get educated, & learn how to take your drugs properly & don’t abuse the drugs nor use them for unintended purposes & not follow a doctors directions! This is all your own problem & will NEVER be fixed until you fix yourselves! These kind of drugs have been around & always will be around, the way to stop overdoses & abuse is with education & responsibility, it is that damn simple!

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-7791 Stephanie Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:22:03 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-7791 My dad was a recovering alcoholic who had been sober for about 5 years. After a surgery, he was perscribed Oxycontin by a doctor. This was in the same hospital that my father had been in for rehab several years earlier. I will forever be curious why there was no red flag on his medical records that alerted he had a history with addiction? My highschool years were spent watching him spiral out of control with this terrible drug and Oxycontin was the ultimate cause of his death. When the doctor wrote that script, he wrote my dad's death sentance. My dad was a recovering alcoholic who had been sober for about 5 years. After a surgery, he was perscribed Oxycontin by a doctor. This was in the same hospital that my father had been in for rehab several years earlier. I will forever be curious why there was no red flag on his medical records that alerted he had a history with addiction? My highschool years were spent watching him spiral out of control with this terrible drug and Oxycontin was the ultimate cause of his death. When the doctor wrote that script, he wrote my dad’s death sentance.

]]> By: Staicia Southern http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-7378 Staicia Southern Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:45:30 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-7378 Hello my name is Staicia Southern. I'm a sixteen-year old girl from California and I am highly interested in becoming an anti-OxyContin activist and help put a stop to the addiction and loses of our loved ones. Over the passed couple of months I have lost two friends of mine to this drug. When I found out about my friend, at first I couldn't believe it. Know one expected it from him, know one knew he was abusing this drug and then all of the sudden he's gone, just like that. At that moment I decided that I wasn't going to just wait around to see which one of my friends is going to die next. I decided I'm going to do something about it, I am going to do everything in my power to let the world know about this harsh drug and that our children are getting ahold of it and that one little interaction with this drug can take them away from us forever. I can only imagine the pain of what it feels like to loose a child, but the pain of loosing close friends at sixteen hurts. These friends of mine weren't bad people, they were genuinely good true-hearted kids and wonderful friends, always full of life and smiling and making sure if you were having a bad day that they'd cheer you up. For years now, tons people I used to hang out with and call my friends have turned to this drug and completely neglected everything else. It has turned them into shady, deceiving people that I would rather not have in my life, and so I choose to stop hanging out with them, and I stuck with a small group of friends i trusted. But even in this small group of friends, that drug found its way in and took the life of someone I loved. I want to talk to as many kids and families as possible and just get let them be aware, and if I can do more I will. If it saves one life at least I know doing something right. My friends that are gone no longer have a voice to speak for this, so I believe that it is my duty to be the voice for them. Hello my name is Staicia Southern. I’m a sixteen-year old girl from California and I am highly interested in becoming an anti-OxyContin activist and help put a stop to the addiction and loses of our loved ones. Over the passed couple of months I have lost two friends of mine to this drug. When I found out about my friend, at first I couldn’t believe it. Know one expected it from him, know one knew he was abusing this drug and then all of the sudden he’s gone, just like that. At that moment I decided that I wasn’t going to just wait around to see which one of my friends is going to die next. I decided I’m going to do something about it, I am going to do everything in my power to let the world know about this harsh drug and that our children are getting ahold of it and that one little interaction with this drug can take them away from us forever. I can only imagine the pain of what it feels like to loose a child, but the pain of loosing close friends at sixteen hurts. These friends of mine weren’t bad people, they were genuinely good true-hearted kids and wonderful friends, always full of life and smiling and making sure if you were having a bad day that they’d cheer you up.
For years now, tons people I used to hang out with and call my friends have turned to this drug and completely neglected everything else. It has turned them into shady, deceiving people that I would rather not have in my life, and so I choose to stop hanging out with them, and I stuck with a small group of friends i trusted. But even in this small group of friends, that drug found its way in and took the life of someone I loved.
I want to talk to as many kids and families as possible and just get let them be aware, and if I can do more I will. If it saves one life at least I know doing something right. My friends that are gone no longer have a voice to speak for this, so I believe that it is my duty to be the voice for them.

]]> By: vangie http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-6122 vangie Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:19:43 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-6122 oxycontin is ruining and killing people everyday, and after being found guilty of false info about the drug,and the addictiveness of it ,and the lives that have been lost and families that it has destroyed to my opion it should be banned any med with opium should be banned and the fda should be held responsible and forced to ban opiates after all they did lie about it's effects ,so ban it now and forever and award evryone that it has caused harm.... oxycontin is ruining and killing people everyday, and after being found guilty of false info about the drug,and the addictiveness of it ,and the lives that have been lost and families that it has destroyed to my opion it should be banned any med with opium should be banned and the fda should be held responsible and forced to ban opiates after all they did lie about it’s effects ,so ban it now and forever and award evryone that it has caused harm….

]]> By: susan cox-harris http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-6115 susan cox-harris Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:21:57 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-6115 I walk both sides of this issue. I lost a child, sister , mother, and almost my brother , either directly or indirectly related to OXY. I also suffer 3 debilitating diseases. My pain is severe, my fear of OXY is worse. I was addicted @ 17 to IV Demerol. Auto accident caused 17 fractures, collapsed lung. I certainly didn`t choose this, and was before the days of Morphine pumps. Doctors want you to be comfortable and Nurses want you to be quiet. It`s a fine line, and hopefully you don`t fall over it. I did. It sucked, was one of the hardest things I ever did, the funny thing is I didn`t realise(nor did my Doctor) that it was withdrawal I was sick from. Although in believe in pain relief for those of us that NEED it, I also believe that Oxycontin is specifically manufactured to addict people, therefore is a danger to society and needs to be recalled, just like tires, playpens, blinds, food and any other thing that injures, kills people inadvertently. Obama has ties to big Pharma and it`s time he TRULY understands what his decisions mean. I walk both sides of this issue. I lost a child, sister , mother, and almost my brother , either directly or indirectly related to OXY. I also suffer 3 debilitating diseases. My pain is severe, my fear of OXY is worse.
I was addicted @ 17 to IV Demerol. Auto accident caused 17 fractures, collapsed lung. I certainly didn`t choose this, and was before the days of Morphine pumps.
Doctors want you to be comfortable and Nurses want you to be quiet. It`s a fine line, and hopefully you don`t fall over it. I did. It sucked, was one of the hardest things I ever did, the funny thing is I didn`t realise(nor did my Doctor) that it was withdrawal I was sick from.
Although in believe in pain relief for those of us that NEED it, I also believe that Oxycontin is specifically manufactured to addict people, therefore is a danger to society and needs to be recalled, just like tires, playpens, blinds, food and any other thing that injures, kills people inadvertently.
Obama has ties to big Pharma and it`s time he TRULY understands what his decisions mean.

]]> By: Drew http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/08/op-ed-by-larry-golbom-request-to-the-fda-stop-oxycontin-abuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-6109 Drew Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:10:03 +0000 http://www.usrecallnews.com/?p=6691#comment-6109 I have lost both my children to oxycotin, and my grandchildren has been without parents because of it. All it took was trying it once and they were hooked. I say someone is making a killing in money for other people dying on oxycotin. I think we should all file a lawsuit on the govenment and pharmacutical companies for pain, anguish, suffering and the lost of our childrens and family lives maybe they would see the how the oxycotins are destroying all families. I have lost both my children to oxycotin, and my grandchildren has been without parents because of it. All it took was trying it once and they were hooked. I say someone is making a killing in money for other people dying on oxycotin. I think we should all file a lawsuit on the govenment and pharmacutical companies for pain, anguish, suffering and the lost of our childrens and family lives maybe they would see the how the oxycotins are destroying all families.

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