[auggy]

"You may recall that right before 9-11, the usual suspects in the Jackal Pack Press were trying to paint oxycontin as the new Demon Drug-- there were stories of crazed codeine-heads driving maniacally all night through trailer parks to get their fix. I though it was a pile of garbage then, and still do."

I can just picture the codeine-heads driving maniacally all night through trailer parks.LOL

I have severe arthritis in my spine. I have taken Oxy for around 5 years. Taken as directed, it is a miracle pain relief drug. I would rather take one of these pills as compared to taking 8 Lor-tabs. Oxy's have made my life more normal. Without them I doubt very much I could function..I know I couldn't work.

Those abusing the drug give it a bad name.

[backhoe]

Those abusing the drug give it a bad name.

That is exactly the point I got after reading all those silly horror stories- the problem was with abusing the medicine in ways the doctors and makers never envisioned.

Serious medical conditions require serious medicine, and for people with a lot of pain, codeine can be a godsend.