A guy I've known almost my whole life recently robbed a Walgreen's with a fake gun and stole $4,000 worth of OxyContin. I was in Cub Scouts with him, I went to grade school, middle school, and high school with him, and he was my roommate. It blows my fucking mind that he could do this. I haven't talked to him for six months or so, and I knew he was having some drug problems, but "armed" robbery is just not something I thought he was capable of.

He turned himself in after his parents saw him on the news and he's in jail right now, waiting for his court date. If he's real unlucky, he'll probably get prison for 5 years and 7 months. He's the kind of guy that prison would fuck. If he's lucky, I guess maybe he'll get rehab.

It won't stop blowing my mind that he did this. It's totally unbeleivable.

DoctorHelvetica

United States15034 Posts

November 23 2009 19:04 GMT

For OxyContin? That's pretty low on the crazy addiction scale :o

DivinO

United States4796 Posts

November 23 2009 19:05 GMT

It's...still mindblowing, regardless. I'm sorry, man.

Wow. Seriously?

QuanticHawk

United States32093 Posts

November 23 2009 19:14 GMT

It's pretty much a synthetic heroin and addictive as fuck.

OverTheUnder

United States2929 Posts

November 23 2009 19:20 GMT

On November 24 2009 04:04 DoctorHelvetica wrote:
For OxyContin? That's pretty low on the crazy addiction scale :o

it's pretty addictive

gLyo

United States2410 Posts

November 23 2009 19:20 GMT

I don't even know if it was because he was addicted (though I'm sure that was a factor) -- I think it was more so he could sell it. His parents had just kicked him out and he had no where to go and no money. I hope they feel fucking terrible. Send your kid to rehab before you kick him out.

And yeah, oxycodone and heroin are basically interchangeable.

DoctorHelvetica

United States15034 Posts

November 23 2009 19:24 GMT

Oh my bad then. That's crazy

I took some painkillers for a while, a little bit longer than my pain, but it was hydrocodone, I don't know if that's strong. I felt a little sick after I stopped (ran out) but never felt "addicted"

OxyContin must be some pretty strong shit then

Carthac

United States393 Posts

November 23 2009 19:24 GMT

On November 24 2009 04:04 DoctorHelvetica wrote:
For OxyContin? That's pretty low on the crazy addiction scale :o

Yeah, read above ^^ :p

Snet

United States3573 Posts

November 23 2009 19:29 GMT

Holy shit. Really makes you think what happens to people when you graduate school.

ZeroCartin

Costa Rica2390 Posts

November 23 2009 19:32 GMT

#10

wow

That really sux, im sorry for the guy.

meeple

Canada10211 Posts

November 23 2009 19:33 GMT

#11

Wow... that's unfortunate. I guess you never really know someone...

Equinox_kr

United States7395 Posts

November 23 2009 19:54 GMT

#12

What does OxyContin do, exactly?

Wikipedia failed me

ketomai

United States2789 Posts

November 23 2009 20:01 GMT

#13

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxycodone

wiki never fails.

gLyo

United States2410 Posts

November 23 2009 20:01 GMT

#14

You feel euphoric, like super weed or something. One of the worst parts about this is that I was doing drugs with him for more than a year... I was there the first time he smoked weed, did coke, did opiates.

jimminy_kriket

Canada5522 Posts

November 23 2009 20:04 GMT

#15

I have a friend whos stealing morphine from his mom. At first he was just giving them to his friend (he said he gave about ~60) in total, but now hes broke hes trying to sell them.

Not as intense as robbing a store but still pretty bad. I just learnt all this the other day btw

BuGzlToOnl

United States5918 Posts

November 23 2009 20:06 GMT

#16

On November 24 2009 05:01 gLyo wrote:
You feel euphoric, like super weed.

I foresee someone making a thread on how to get it solely by this comment.

In regards to your friend thou, kinda of sucks. People's morals and beliefs do change as they mature thou (especially under his condition). Good luck to him in court. Do you plan on showing up to his court appearance?

Misrah

United States1695 Posts

November 23 2009 20:15 GMT

#17

Hard core opioid drugs like oxycodone are really really dangerous. They are so addictive... and so hard to stop. Withdrawal is like hell. I feel really bad for your friend.

fanatacist

10319 Posts

November 23 2009 20:19 GMT

#18

On November 24 2009 04:20 OverTheUnder wrote:

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it's pretty addictive

QFT

Painkillers are fucking awesome. They made my life tolerable when I worked at the factory.

andiCR

Costa Rica2273 Posts

November 23 2009 20:22 GMT

#19

oh wow

LordWeird

United States3411 Posts

November 23 2009 20:24 GMT

#20

Painkillers suck. Nausea and itchy noses for the loss.

OC is garbage. My buddy plugged like 3 pills once and tried to kill his mom. I hate that stuff.