It takes much longer than you think and it's not to bright. I used to be a heroin addict so I know what I'm talking about. It takes roughly 3-4 weeks for opiates to leave your system, but oxycontin has binders that can screw up your heart big time. When you inject it you're melting down those binders which in turn solidify in your blood stream and can, under the right circumstances clot and kill you. That doesn't mention that they can kill you by overdosing, you can get skin infections, clots in the injection site (I nearly lost my arm to infection once), HIV, clogged needles that can gush chunks of the drug suddenly into you and all sorts of nasty things. If you're having a problem shooting dope I would suggest getting in treatment ASAP. Withdraw, as you probably already know is a BITCH! I've been in treatment 5 years soon to be 6. I'll be clean 6 years come June 1 this year. A word to the wise and unwise, treatment works.

I remember a time when a 5 year chip or coin was cheap as $2 worth of foodstamps plus I lived directly next door to one of the biggest meeting halls in town and cleaned dirty needles out of my backyard every day. I guess you could say me and the A's have some issues. ;) Anyway..do whatever you can to urge her to go to real treatment with actual trained professionals instead of sitting around spilling out the lies, cheats and thefts of NA or AA.. Those places are loaded with a lot of do-gooders with ulterior motives in many cases. People with agenda's seldom really help anyone but themselves which does your mom no good. Well, best of luck to both you and your mom.. Thanks again.

There are just a bunch of things that have happened and I have chosen that it is in my best interest to continue not talking to her and make sure I take care of myself instead of making her addiction my problem. I don't mean to sound cruel for not being there for her but she abandoned me at 6 months old and talked about kidnapping me alot. It was too much to handle so my grandparents (the people that adopted and raised my mom)felt that it was best for her to stay away from us instead of doing more and more damage over time. She has lost almost every single child to social services and she is just a plague in my life. I can't function with her in my mind. Plus I live in California and she is in South Dakota. She found a place where no one can prove she is lying about her whole life. The only way I can explain how I feel is that this has worked for me for almost 21 years and I am doing great so far because I got myself where I am today. Living on my own with my own car and I pay my own bills with my full time job. I fear that if I lose track ot that and stop myself from moving forward to talk to her. All she does is upset me and make me wish I didn't even call her in the first place. Am I wrong for thinking like this? It may sound harsh but I need to make sure I am ok, right? I've gone back and forth in my mind about the whole situation and wonder if I am making the right decision. I am the oldest out of all the children and want to be a good example of being successful even though I have a mother like her and that it doesn't stop me from making myself a good and trustworthy person.

Call Rush Limbaugh and ask him. He is an Oxycotin addict.

My kids are grown.. Your moms name wasn't Angela was it? This sounds to much like her. We could be distantly related. LOL

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