The Oxycontin Bug!

[matty]

When I sprained my ankle and couldn't make it to the pharmacy, Walgreens let my fiance pick it up for me.

Here in Australia, to the best of my knowledge, when you pick up a prescription from the pharmacy, there are two sections to the form. One is "patient's signature". The other is "Agent's name, address and signature" or something like that. In other words, you can have anyone pick up your prescription for you, as long as they sign the form.

Which perhaps is not all that smart!

[Record Store Tough Guy]

I've never had any surgery that required major painkillers, but I did injure my back once and was prescribed Ultracet for the pain. All it really did was give me a really good night's sleep. I can get the same effect now from a good workout at the Shaolin center.

I try to stay away from painkillers anyway. I like my little aches and pains. In the words of Captain Kirk, "they make me who I am."

[Princess-Snake]

When I was in the hospital a few weeks ago, I took Percocet for the blood clot I had (and still have) in my leg. It took the pain away, but I didn't really feel woozy and light-headed like they said I would. The medicine that made me feel really sleepy (besides that stuff they gave me before some minor surgery-like procedure) was a drug used for nausea. It's called Phen-something that I can't remember. As soon they injected that, it was lights out, Princess.

[MadMike]

I was on Percocet when I had my wisdom teeth out. Talk about being on Cloud 9.

I think they prescribed that for me when I got "snipped." They said I shouldn't need it, but if I did, I'd have it. There was one point when I was wishing I had gone and had it filled, but I didn't think they'd let my wife pick it up for me, and the last thing I wanted to do was go anywhere.

[smileyeagle1021]

thats pretty funny,

we also had a legendary story at my old job where we did observed drug testing on federal probationers, they had a hall of fame of "devices" used to try to get around our strict testing procedures.

one guy in particular actually used a life like "dildo" which he drilled a whole through inserted a tube which was attached to the baggy of urnine and then some how (i really dont remember how) squeezed the urine through the hole.

the guy who was testing him said that he might have fooled him except for a few details, 1 penises are usually flacid when in urinating state, this one was erect. and the biggest one was that the person who was takeing the test was black, the penis in question was infact white.

yes they will try just about anything to get drugs, and get around the tests to detect them.

brilliant idea... horrifically bad execution....

[LordCobalt]

My pain specialist gave me tramadol hydrochloride. (sold as Tramel and Zydol, perhaps other simplified names.)

It's a synthetic opiate, and he told me there's been no history of people being addicted to it. It works well on my pain, and may be worth a try for those of you who need pain meds and are concerned about addiction.

Ultram is another brand name for a Tramadol product.

LC

[queenbb]

brilliant idea... horrifically bad execution....

i agree, however they do tend to be alittle stinky when used in that way so its a dead give away.