USFBulls
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It looks like I finally found a mature site/forum that appears to have a proclivity towards the intelligent. I'm currently a graduate student focusing solely on the psychological modality of behavior modification. With that said, I've also witnessed first hand the destructiveness of certain pharmaceutical medication, as it has effected me personally.
Oxycodone served as my crutch throughout two-thirds of my undergraduate studies. Unlike street drugs (cocaine, meth, and even marijuana), oxycodone, hydrocodone, methadone, fentanyl, morphine, etc... gave me a false perception of invincibility. You see, I graduated cum-laude, which just furthered (falsely) my belief (at the time) that these little "miracles" were the reason behind my success.
I then took that false belief, and entered the job market........the pharmaceutical industry (of all things). What started off as just a couple of 5/500mg Vicodans ballooned to well over a 300mg a day oxycodone habit with a quarter-strip of a fentanyl (patch) between the cheek and gums for good measure. The day I decided enough was enough, was the day my fiance left me. Money really wasn't an issue, when you work in the industry (and have good insurance), you get to meet many "wonderful" health care providers. The choice to quit, was in part, due to the circumstances indexed above, however, the main reason was simply choice (no one forced, court-ordered me). When one cannot get out of bed without ingesting 90mg oxycodone to get their day started, and would not leave the house on (rare) occasions I was without meds, the choice was simple.
To make a long story short, I've not ingested one pain pill in over two years. As I mentioned, my training is in behavior modification, so I have a fairly good understanding of the lassitude involving opioid addiction. The research I did, showed that the methadone paragon was the best for (myself) recovery. My comfort zone was reached when I hit 150mg of methadone daily. At that point, I started the descent. I'm currently at 35mg (daily), and expect to be off of the medication within two months. I truly believe methadone is the best treatment method available, as Suboxune is priced well above the average users means.
I have to say (with-out doubt) opiate addiction is by far the hardest pathology to overcome. I have ADD, so I do take 30mg's of Adderral 3 X's daily, along with 20mg of diazepam to help me sleep.
Well, that's a little bit of my history, I'm looking forward to contributing to your forums, as well as your site. As I'm sure it will make a valuable research tool. Please don't take offense to my phrase; "research tool", it simply provides myself with some prospectives that might come in handy. Unfortunately, it could not be used as a means of validation for the hypothesis (were working on), as you need visible qualitative/quantitative samples for any testing if (and that's a big if) we're able to turn it into a valid (peer-reviewed, journal article) paradigm.
Best,
USFBulls
Oxycodone served as my crutch throughout two-thirds of my undergraduate studies. Unlike street drugs (cocaine, meth, and even marijuana), oxycodone, hydrocodone, methadone, fentanyl, morphine, etc... gave me a false perception of invincibility. You see, I graduated cum-laude, which just furthered (falsely) my belief (at the time) that these little "miracles" were the reason behind my success.
I then took that false belief, and entered the job market........the pharmaceutical industry (of all things). What started off as just a couple of 5/500mg Vicodans ballooned to well over a 300mg a day oxycodone habit with a quarter-strip of a fentanyl (patch) between the cheek and gums for good measure. The day I decided enough was enough, was the day my fiance left me. Money really wasn't an issue, when you work in the industry (and have good insurance), you get to meet many "wonderful" health care providers. The choice to quit, was in part, due to the circumstances indexed above, however, the main reason was simply choice (no one forced, court-ordered me). When one cannot get out of bed without ingesting 90mg oxycodone to get their day started, and would not leave the house on (rare) occasions I was without meds, the choice was simple.
To make a long story short, I've not ingested one pain pill in over two years. As I mentioned, my training is in behavior modification, so I have a fairly good understanding of the lassitude involving opioid addiction. The research I did, showed that the methadone paragon was the best for (myself) recovery. My comfort zone was reached when I hit 150mg of methadone daily. At that point, I started the descent. I'm currently at 35mg (daily), and expect to be off of the medication within two months. I truly believe methadone is the best treatment method available, as Suboxune is priced well above the average users means.
I have to say (with-out doubt) opiate addiction is by far the hardest pathology to overcome. I have ADD, so I do take 30mg's of Adderral 3 X's daily, along with 20mg of diazepam to help me sleep.
Well, that's a little bit of my history, I'm looking forward to contributing to your forums, as well as your site. As I'm sure it will make a valuable research tool. Please don't take offense to my phrase; "research tool", it simply provides myself with some prospectives that might come in handy. Unfortunately, it could not be used as a means of validation for the hypothesis (were working on), as you need visible qualitative/quantitative samples for any testing if (and that's a big if) we're able to turn it into a valid (peer-reviewed, journal article) paradigm.
Best,
USFBulls
