Florida Prescription OD Deaths up Dramatically

Oxycodone has overtaken cocaine to become the deadliest drug in the state, blamed in more than 900 fatal overdoses in 2008, according to a state report released this morning.

[delray local]

Bad stuff! Lost a couple buddies to those things.

Sure death is when the kids either split them or chop it up and snort it. The time release is compromised after this and they get all the power in a quick time period.

If a doctor prescribed me this for pain I would ask for percocets or something more mellow than these monsters.

[caribbean sun]

No surprise there. When I get mine, I see people in the waiting room that oddly appear to be chronic pain patients.

Not trying to pass judgement it just seems strange when most of the people in a doctors waiting room are UNDER 30 years old (WTF)?

Then you couple abuse of potent oxycodone in combination with other prescription drugs, ETOH, cocaine or diacetyl morphine and you have a RECIPE FOR DISASTER.

Hopefully the new Florida law will at least slow down the increase in the number of deaths.

It is a terrible sad waste.

[DONGSY NORMUS]

I wish I had some blues to snort right now.
Have a good one.

[About Time]

caribbean sun wrote:

No surprise there. When I get mine, I see people in the waiting room that oddly appear to be chronic pain patients.
Not trying to pass judgement it just seems strange when most of the people in a doctors waiting room are UNDER 30 years old (****)?
Then you couple abuse of potent oxycodone in combination with other prescription drugs, ETOH, cocaine or diacetyl morphine and you have a RECIPE FOR DISASTER.
Hopefully the new Florida law will at least slow down the increase in the number of deaths.
It is a terrible sad waste.

Excuse me? that says lot about the Dr you visit. If your doctor room contains one office, a chair and 10-15 people all under the age of 50 then your are an addict yourself. Nobody with chronic pain goes to a dr where there are ten 30 year olds waiting to get oxycontin, codone, whatever Opiates are Opiates. Please, continue to abuse your pills.

[Surrounded by Fools]

See what happens when you take pin-head Rush out of the demand chain?

[John Rambo]

WHEN IS RUSH GOING TO OVERDOSE CANT WAIT!!

[Lady Justice]

No kidding. No schooling required to understand that everyone, including the dog is on medication for pain, depression, stress. What else.

[this drug changes ppl]

Lots of people in my generation are addicted to these. they take it once and its like the character does a complete 180. they say cocaine overdoses decreased. thats highly inaccurate. ppl are taking cocaine with oxycodone. This is a gross pandemic and itll take a miracle to regulate.

[Whatsup]

The pain of the economy will force more people to ease the pain with these drugs. As long as we have the chimp in office running our country we will see more overdoses.

[Kae]

And pot is still illegal, but not one single death is attributed to a pot overdose.

[Toby Keef]

Coke is much better and good fer ya too! It's the Real Thing !

[unreal]

I had my wisdom teeth out and my oral surgeon prescribed oxycodone without even a warning of it's addiction. Luckliy my mom works at a rehab and when she saw what he prescribed she threw them out. A lot of addiction results from merely following a doctor's orders. Maybe doctors need to take some responsibility in all of this.

[The NEW Karl Marx]

Whatsup wrote:

The pain of the economy will force more people to ease the pain with these drugs. As long as we have the **** in office running our country we will see more overdoses.

The "****" you're referring to has already left office in January.

[Rush Limplimb]

"That Oxycodone is a heck of a drug".

[Redneck]

Kae wrote:

And pot is still illegal, but not one single death is attributed to a pot overdose.

Marijuana related deaths in america?
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The medical effects of marijuana are well documented in many medical journals. While Anti-Drug campaigning has produced many untrue statements, and questionable facts. Medical research is very clear Marijuana smoke is not good for you. It is not going to make you go crazy, cause brain damage (only temporary dysfunction), It can cause cancer (rate unknown).

In 1999 there were 187 documented marijuana overdoses in which the person had not consumed any other drug. There were 664 if you include people who overdosed on marijuana that had also taken other drugs (Federal Register(2001), page 20050.) These are not overdoses on the other drugs they were taking.

The effects of a marijauna overdose are very different from the effects of overdosing on other drugs. Remember these are the number of overdoses in hospitals and do not include unreported overdoses. The symptoms of a marijuana overdose (or often just a normal dose) are: Rapid heart rate, Breathing Difficulty, Paranoia, Disorientation, Delerium, Hangover (during recovery), Hallucination, panic attack and Respiratory System Failure(lethal overdoses). Many people may not recognize the symptoms of an overdose as being an overdose. Many overdoses can and do go untreated. People continue to use marijuana and may at some point raise the level of THC to the point that their respiratory system shuts down resulting in death. This level is going to be different for each individual.

It is easier to overdose on marijuana if you are taking other drugs. The easiest way to overdose is what is called the synergestis effect also known as the additive effect. This is when two drugs of similiar nature are taken near the same time. The next would be the speedball effect. This is when two drugs of unassociated natures are taken near the same time. There is also the cumulative effect which is when a person overdoses on multiple doses of the same drug.

The most common way people overdose on marijuana by the cumulative effect is when an individual smokes large amounts of marijuana on a regular basis for a number of years. The level of THC in the blood continues to increase, until the respiratory system shuts down resulting in death.

Marijana is not a medical approved drug and therefore has not been given an LD-50. LD-50 is the amount of a drug that is lethal to 50% of tested people. Yes, medical testing of drugs is done on humans. This has been the case since the 1962 Kefauver-Harris Act.

I have a BA in Social Science with a minor in Addiction Studies, and am working on a Master's in Counseling and a Graduate Certificate in Addiction Studies.

[jim]

On mile marker # 140 coming south on rt #95 there is a billboard for a pain clinic at exit #70 (Okeechobee Blvd).I wonder why we have so many drug addicts?

[MarcoPolo]

caribbean sun wrote:

No surprise there. When I get mine, I see people in the waiting room that oddly appear to be chronic pain patients.
Not trying to pass judgement it just seems strange when most of the people in a doctors waiting room are UNDER 30 years old (WTF)?
Then you couple abuse of potent oxycodone in combination with other prescription drugs, ETOH, cocaine or diacetyl morphine and you have a RECIPE FOR DISASTER.
Hopefully the new Florida law will at least slow down the increase in the number of deaths.
It is a terrible sad waste.

There is no age limit for pain!

[MarcoPolo]

delray local wrote:

Bad stuff! Lost a couple buddies to those things.
Sure death is when the kids either split them or chop it up and snort it. The time release is compromised after this and they get all the power in a quick time period.
If a doctor prescribed me this for pain I would ask for percocets or something more mellow than these monsters.

FYI,Percocet has the same drug within it as Oxy.

[samantha]

Good job Gov. People get hooked too easily.They donot concider the future.It is a big deal to educate the people on the presciptions.

[samantha]

Delray it is the same thing.Thing is to use it wisely.Not stupid ways.These are good medicines when you use it propely and if not on it too long.