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If you think you’re safe taking OxyContin, read this story about a woman who stole tens of thousands of dollars to feed her OxyContin addiction. I’m not surprised to see a story like this coming out of Florida where prescription drug addiction and abuse is rampant. Florida drug detox centers are soon going to be overrun with people trying to get off them.

When you first start taking OxyContin it will probably be cheap, or even free if you have insurance. But once your prescription runs out, you could wind up buying it on the street. And you’ll need money – lots of it. It’s not unlike heroin and other drugs in that way – and in other ways – you often start taking a drug when someone offers you a ‘taste’ or when you get a prescription from your doctor to help with an injury or illness. But you can’t get off it.

Next thing you know, you’d sell just about everything you own to get some or, as in the story mentioned above, put tens of thousands of dollars on a friend’s credit card without permission and have to add jail time to your resume. You’ll also be in desperate need of drug detox.

If you or someone you know is using OxyContin prescription painkillers, be aware that OxyContin addiction, and addiction to drugs containing the same active ingredient, is sending tens of thousands of people to emergency wards. Get them into and through drug detox as soon as possible.

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