PRESCRIPTION DRUGS/PAINKILLERS
THE UNCOVERED TRUTH ABOUT THEM By: Dylan Carlson
Definition
PAINKILLER FACTS
In Ohio, fatal OxyContin overdoses more than quadrupled in ten years. It surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of accidental death
Side Effects
Slang terms
Captin Cody,Cody, Lean, Syrup
Schoolboy, Doors@Floors, Loads, Oxy
Oxycotten, Ocycet, Hillbilly Heroin, Percs
How they are ABUSED
Inspiering Painkiller Stories
“I didn’t think I had a ‘drug’ problem—I was buying the tablets at the chemist [drugstore]. It didn’t affect my work. I would feel a bit tired in the mornings, but nothing more. The fact that I had a problem came to a head when I took an overdose of about forty tablets and found myself in the hospital. I spent twelve weeks in the clinic conquering my addiction.” —Alex
“Pretty much as long as I can remember I’ve had highs and lows. I would get easily upset by the littlest things, I would have anger outbursts, or hate someone for no reason at all. For a long while I had thought I was bipolar. I started using drugs last October to help me with my unwanted feelings. But believe it or not, it just made stuff worse! I had to now deal with my addiction and my emotional problems.” —Thomas