Hey there guys. At my school there was a VERY big wave of perscription drug use going on this year. 40mg of oxycontin was only $5 to the people the guy knew. Anyways, S.W.I.M. had some oxycontin with some friends, but didn't really get addicted, and kinda stopped pretty cold turkey without any real withdrawal. But, my one friend kept buying large bags, and when he came over to my friend's house, he began to "chase the dragon" (smoke the perscription painkiller off of tin foil) and he did a lot of 40mg pills. Since then, he has gotten kicked out of his house because of his addiction, and he is staying at an other friend's. How do I get him help because the withdrawal will be pretty bad if he just tried to stop like I did.
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Getting My Friend Help...
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Oxycontin (oxycodone) is an opiate-type drug, like heroin (though not as strong as heroin), and addiction to it probably needs to be treated similarly. If your friend has been taking it for a long time, cold-turkey withdrawal will be unpleasant but not fatal. There's no helping him, though, unless he wants help.
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drug treatment Originally Posted By: ColimonHey there guys. At my school there was a VERY big wave of perscription drug use going on this year. 40mg of oxycontin was only $5 to the people the guy knew. Anyways, S.W.I.M. had some oxycontin with some friends, but didn't really get addicted, and kinda stopped pretty cold turkey without any real withdrawal. But, my one friend kept buying large bags, and when he came over to my friend's house, he began to "chase the dragon" (smoke the perscription painkiller off of tin foil) and he did a lot of 40mg pills. Since then, he has gotten kicked out of his house because of his addiction, and he is staying at an other friend's. How do I get him help because the withdrawal will be pretty bad if he just tried to stop like I did. Thanks for your post as I am sure there are many people who are in a similar situation. Your friend is in a very tough spot. He is probably too young to navigate through an addiction which it sounds like he/she has. I am of course no expert but I guess the best advice would be to urge him to seek professional help. Good luck.
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As he or she is your friend so you can make effort, talk to your friend and try to find any addiction center where you can take his or her there, talk to expert and short out the problem behind, I'm sure it is in initial stage now, if you did something towards this, your friend would be cured.