Effects of Oxycontin

What is Oxycontin?

Street slang: Killers, OC, OXY, Oxycotton

It is a painkiller that has some comparisons to heroin. It is available in tablet form and is shipped in 4 doses: 10, 20, 40 and 80. It is to be taken every 12 hours because it has a time release formulation. For a while now, the use of Oxycontin has been abused by many and has been a subject of many debates. One thing is for sure, Oxycontin can be deadly as well as addictive. Withdrawal is also difficult and needs medical supervision.
But how bad can it be? Let's look at the effects of using Oxycontin and find out.

Short-term Effects

The most serious risk associated with OxyContin is respiratory depression. Other common side effects are constipation, nausea, sedation, dizziness, vomiting, headache, dry mouth, sweating, and weakness. Taking a large single dose of Oxycontin could cause severe respiratory depression that can lead to death.

Long-term Effects

Chronic use of Oxycontin can result in tolerance for the drugs, which means that users must take higher doses to achieve the same initial effects. Long-term use also can lead to addiction and withdrawal symptoms occur if use is reduced or stopped. To withdraw from Oxycontin, one needs medical supervision.

Alternatives

Taking drugs are very dangerous to our health. If we look around, we will notice that there are other alternatives that are natural. These natural alternatives are known to have no side effects and are 100% safe.

Withdrawal from Oxycontin

Oxycontin, as we all know is an addictive drug and withdrawing from it is just as serious as quitting heroin. The symptoms are felt when the body is accustomed to having Oxycontin in its system and then the drug is suddenly taken away. This is actually not a problem if you take the drug as prescribed. The problem though has stemmed from the abuse of the drug since it's release in 1995.

It has been found that most people who abuse the Oxycontin get around the time release structure of the pill by either crushing, chewing or dissolving the pill in liquid. This bypasses the time release structure and gives the rush of pleasure sought after by drug abusers.

Oxycontin withdrawal is very serious and is not to be done on your own without medical supervision. Here are some of the effects of Oxycontin withdrawal.

* Muscle and bone pain
* Restlessness
* Diarrhea
* Vomiting
* Insomnia
* Cold flashes
* Involuntary leg movements

There are also flu like symptoms when withdrawing from Oxycontin but they can be minimized or avoided altogether with medical supervision otherwise called "detoxification". Contact a reputable facility for Oxycontin withdrawal because this is not something you would want to do on your own and is not considered a "weekend thing".