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how dangerous are prescription drugs?
Okay well my Boyfriend takes drugs..Sometimes he does ecstasy but he usually just does Prescription drugs like Oxycontin and Valium. I know they aren't dangerous if you're taking them for valid reasons, but most of the time his reasons aren't valid.
He's only ever taken them as a pill but now he thinks snorting them would be fun and he's stubborn so no matter what I tell him about the drug, he doesn't think it's dangerous. He also gets strong pain relief drugs and he takes up to 24 of them in one night. And that's only because only 24 comes in 1 packet, so if he had more he'd take them..And most of the time, he gets the drugs from his mother because she too likes to make up pain symptoms to the doctor to get them.
I know the doctor who gives them to him or his mother, because I have the same doctor but he doesn't know who my boyfriend is.
I don't know what to do. I've heard so much about people taking presciption drugs and getting addicted to them and I'm worried my boyfriend will overdose without realizing it.
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I know this isn't something you want to hear, but if he won't stop, and he won't, you need to get out of this relationship now. It is not going to end good. He is already addicted.
The Oxy drugs, and probably others he is taking are known as schedule II drugs. They are addictive.
Here is a list of schedule II drugs.
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I worked for a doctor who thought she was doing her patients a favor by giving them these drugs. ALL of those people are now dead. They were given this rx by a doctor. Not all doctors are good doctors. MOST doctors know very little about the drugs they prescribe. They rely on a drug rep, with little or no medical knowledge for most of their information. I am happy to report that the doctor I worked for lost her license to practice in my state. She is now in another state, working under another doctor.
Staying with this guy amounts to watching him die a slow painful death.Just being honest with you.
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Well, let's go through the obvious ones first. If he keeps doing what he is doing now, then:
1. Drug rehab facilities and and drug treatment centers are waiting for him.
2. You mentioned Oxycontin, which is a pain reliever, and Valium, which is also a type of pain reliever (it's also used to treat anxiety disorders) . . . and then you mentioned that he is taking strong pain relievers up to 24 at once . . . and that you are worry that your boyfriend will overdose without realizing it, correct?
Well, you don't have to worry about that any more because he's ALREADY overdosed.
And yes, surely overdosing and abusing prescription drugs is harmful. Let's use Oxycontin as an example. You surely know about "morphine," right? Oxycontin is similar to morphine. Its effect is around 5 to 12 hours (sorry, I don't really remember for sure), but anyway, abusing it might cause serious respiratory depression and lower blood pressure as well as heart rate. His engines won't be able to run very long with that, if you know what I mean.
My apology if I sound cruel and rude, but he's onward to the hospital in a few years or months (depending on how long he has been abusing those strong pain relievers) if he doesn't stop soon.
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And here's the bad news, I am pretty sure that he's already at the ADDICTED point.
Wait, don't even think about forcing him to immediately quit, because he simply cannot. It's sort of like quitting smoking or some other illegal drugs--the withdrawal symptoms would be very, very, very difficult to deal with.
You mentioned that you know the doctor, so I suggest you to first talk to that doctor, because he should know what you should do.
Nevertheless, it's time to be a little harsh on him now. If you really do worry about his health, stop him. Your relationship with him might take a worse turn but . . . at the very least, you are doing something that you know that you will not regret later.
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Maybe you want to read these articles:
A webpage of the National Institutes of Health, NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
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It's really is painfully obvious, and you don't have to be a medical student to know it.
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And finally:
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By the way, just a side note, you might want to watch out for his mouth, because he might be lying more frequent than usual (due to an undesired part of the side effect of the drugs).
Good luck,
DelusiveVision92
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You've got to tell someone yes he can overdose on the drugs this isn't something to be taken lightly or as a joke it's serious he could end up hospitalized if he doesn't stop you need to sit your
boyfriend down and say that it's not a joke what he's doing he can end up seriously sick make him realize what he's doing isn't healthy and good for himself say that when he takes the drugs it truely hurts you & you don't want to loose him and you don't want to see him causing himself pain he needs
to stop being stubborn and realize that what he's doing isn't good he needs help & quick
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