I am going to take a wild stab in the dark and assume that you haven't been using it legally, wisely, or according to the instructions and you have become addicted to it. In the event that you have been using Oxycontin under the supervision of a responsible doctor for a medical condition, there are no problems associated with stopping it. If you have been taking small doses, 80 mg a day for example, you can simply stop taking it without any complications. If you have been using higher doses for a prolonged period, over 300 mg for example, you may need to step down to a lower dosage before you stop it altogether. Discuss this with your doctor. If you have not been taking it legally and are addicted to it, you should get in contact an addiction counselling service. I would advise you to first contact your own medical doctor and obtain a referral from him or her. It is a logical and necessary first step, as an addiction is a whole pile of no fun. This is extremely important, as there is a risk of you contracting a disease like hepatitis or HIV if you have been sharing with *anyone* else. Do not trust anyone's claim that they are clean. A lot of people with say that just to get access to the needle. Get your blood tested for diseases that can be transmitted by sharing - both your life and someone else's may depend on it. If you are afraid to contact your personal physician, there may be community-based programs that you can take part in where you live. You absolutely need to be assessed by a physician, regardless of which route you take. Kicking a habit is tough work and, if possible, you should solicit assistance from your family. They can help if both parties really want to make a go at it. Good luck.

Try doing some research and finding a doctor that does a suboxone or subutex they have a list here: http://www.suboxone.com/hcp/pharmacists/pharmacists_faqs.aspx My friend used it, I took care of her while she detoxed and the suboxone takes away almost ALL withdrawl symptoms AND more importantly claims to chemically made you not crave or even want to take the drug. The intial first days of treatment you will be a higher doses because your both is detoxing but after a while they start weaning you but slowly to make sure to keep those cravings away! If you do a LOT OR intervenus (which the other answerer ASSUMED, even though I known about 100 who used oxy both occasionally and on a daily basis/addiction manor and NONE have done it with a needle) SEE A DOCTOR it can be dangerous for your body to cold turkey if you do a lot and can be deadly if enough was used for a long enough time. Hope this helps, best of luck!

i am someone that has personally gone, currently going thru, the suboxone treatment for addiction to oxycontin. i am what you could consider a hardcore case, as my suboxone DR calls me. The suboxone is truely a miracle drug!!! its godsend!! i have been on it for 3 weeks now and have never even thought of pickin up the oxy's again. well wait thats a lie i have thought of it but once you realize how good it feels to be normal again then you will see its hard to go back to the lifestyle of being sick and tired of being sick and tired! some of you may say there is nothing out there that can help me, Im to far gone, all things i said but i have beat this addiction. trust me i am going from 600-900mg of oxy a day to about 8mg of suboxone a day now and i feel wonderful! the help of the medication is phenomanal but people if you really want to beat this you can do it! it takes mind body and SOUL!! good luck and god bless

i am someone that has personally gone, currently going thru, the suboxone treatment for addiction to oxycontin. i am what you could consider a hardcore case, as my suboxone DR calls me. The suboxone is truely a miracle drug!!! its godsend!! i have been on it for 3 weeks now and have never even thought of pickin up the oxy's again. well wait thats a lie i have thought of it but once you realize how good it feels to be normal again then you will see its hard to go back to the lifestyle of being sick and tired of being sick and tired! some of you may say there is nothing out there that can help me, Im to far gone, all things i said but i have beat this addiction. trust me i am going from 600-900mg of oxy a day to about 8mg of suboxone a day now and i feel wonderful! the help of the medication is phenomanal but people if you really want to beat this you can do it! it takes mind body and SOUL!! good luck and god bless

Suboxines really work yes, but u can also become dependent on them to. First off u only need to be on suboxine for a week or a week n a half tops.You need to start off with high doses and then by day 3 go from a whole tablet to half take a half for another 3 days,then switch to a half of a half for another 2 then for the last day take a tiny little peice off of the half of the half and you should be good to go.This is the exact way i kicked oxycottin i did 120 milligrams a day for about 2 years. This whole process takes about 10 days to feel really "normal" again it takes 5 - 7 days to actually detox from the physical symptoms.If u cant sleep i suggest to take trazidone its a non narcotic sleeping aide and it works wonders.Suboxine can also become habbit forming but they shouldnt if u follow my instructins The Sean Jones method. I suggest finding NA meeting in your area they give u great motivation and everyone there has problems to good luck n god bless!!!!!!!!!!

i agree with sdot9999 with the suboxone. what i have learned the best way to detox off oxycontin or any other opiate is take the following drugs for a 7 day detox. Mornings- 6-8 mg of Suboxone 2 ativan 2mg 1-2 soma 350mg Afternoon- 1 ativan 2mg 1 soma 350mg Night- 2 Restiril 15mg 2 ativan 2mg 2 soma 350mg you must keep cutting down on the suboxone 1mg a day or what you feel comfortable with. cut down on the Ativan in the mornings by day 3-4 to 1 ativan 2mg. you should stick with the afternoon dose and the night dose. this worked for me there will be some withdrawl from the barbituates but nothing compared to an opite withdrawl. I hope that this will work for someone out there.

i would not wish this feeling of trying to get your life back together and have to go through this detox period wich feels like hell! all i want is to get in control of my life, what kinda doctor do you have to go to to get the suboxone? thanks. good luck to everyone faced with this:/

Having kicked the habit of several drugs over the years, (yes, I have an addictive nature), Oxycontin has been the hardest without question. It is the physical addiction that makes it so difficult. The psychological dependency has never really been that difficult for me. I guess I will try the suboxone. Anything has to be better than to literally feel cold and hot at the same time. To curl in a ball and not want to move. And, worst of all, even the laughter of little children hurts you so bad you want to scream. Now, when even a faultless child's laugh makes you want to puke, there is only one way to describe this drug. Evil. Only evil hates the wonderful sounds of laughter and joy. Only evil can make you want to kill yourself even though you know the pain will pass. I wish the best to all those in pain. I wish all those who with honesty are going to try and kick this evil out of their bodies. To those that are still on the Oxy train and lie and manipulate anyone who comes across their path, I can only say, I hope you find the truth and think of others before it is too late for you. I you can not. Then you belong on the other side. This is war, and Oxy does not take prisoners. It robs you of your money, your self worth, your family, and it takes away any joy you use to know. Here is to the day when a childs laughter will once again make me smile. God bless those that need him.

Give them to me.

seek medical attention. i dont know your pain first hand but i have seen friends do the withdrawel. this will simply validate your strength and make you a better peron having endured. i wish you the best of luck, and remember keep your friends close. not the ones that hooked you, your clean ones, and/or family. dont give in!

to not take it at all. I have been in recovery for 8 months after using (and yes through college with a degree) for 14 years. I tried snorting oxycontin two 80 mgs the first time 5 years ago (if any of you are in recovery or have knowledge of it it is hard but I wanted my life back ) i now have it back but it is a dail struggle. I go na/aa meetings weekly,work a program, have a sponsor, and am blessed to be surrounded by people who never gave up on me....please just don't even try it. Seek out a addictions counslor (for those of you who really are tired of bieng sick and tired...)you can do anything you put your mind too but you have to WANT to do it...drugs ruin lives..exspecially if illegal taken (not under care of doctor) they can still be abused..good luck to you...sincerely.....kse

How can I get off perocet that I take every day and really suffer. I am in pain very bad and can't take anymore, and really suffering. What do you suggest, cold turkey, or doctors advice. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET OUT OF PAIN, DETOX, WEEKS OR DAYS AND WHAT WILL MAKE ME BETTER. THANK YOU JIM

im an irish man .i lived in nyc for 14 mad crazy years,im currently living back in crossmaglen n.ireland now thanks 2 my family an dr.m.sullivan of s.t.a.r.s.... columbia hospital w168 street broadway..any way i,ve done it all shot ,sniffed ,eat an smoked oxy contins along wit every other opiate and benzo u can think of u know da story we know tem all ..all us junk,s do ,well we think we do ,how ever a reduction process is good but it all boils down to,DO U REALLY WANT TIS U BUM,if u do ull get through it wit thick wit and som help from ur family ,if u want something bad enough ull get it, so dont be a pussy u motherfucker get it over an done wit its ur own fault ,cause u couldnt control ur habit at da start u had 2 be greedy like most americans..u fucks are so fuckn dramatic...i know u dont want 2 listen 2 me but i dont care u fat yankie motherfuckers just throw awy da krack stems and da syringes into da ditch an go through hell for a month and it will be over ..its gona be real hard but ull be a real man or woman when its over make da DECESION AND STICK WIT IT u pussys ..CAN U DO IT...OR u can go 2 that pussy n.a or a.a over ter an jerk each other off an listen 2 sum fuckn pedo queer fuckin caffine chain smokin semen cum suckin junky tell u how 2 run ur life as if he owns u ...be a man take control of ur own life fuck tem cult cunts they say they want nothing but they always do the bastards,fuckn faggot cunts...SO TER U HAVE IT REAL BLUNT U FAT YANKIE BASTARDS GET OF UR FAT LARDY ASS AN START RUNNIN OR WALKN OR SUMTHING CAUSE IF U SIT AROUND AN DO NOTHING ULL JUST DIE LIKE A DIRTY FAT CUNT OF A DOG,SO KEEP BUSY ...so u all want 2 kill me now ,i dont care the I.R.A. tryd 2 kill me an blow me up many times so get in line..just get clean an stay clean be a man not a pussy u cunts...best of luck an god bless luv yas all...b.f. irish man....mad..:)

Best way to get off oxycontin is to wean you way down until you can do 7.5mg (1/4 of a 30mg) 4 times a day. Then make it 3 times a day, then 2 , till its gone. Another way is to use poppy tea to wean yourself off. It WILL work but take longer, for you will have to wean off of the tea, which is much easier I must say. But above all, if u have this info, u need determination. U need to really want to get this evil out of your life once and for all. God Bless all of you going through this struggle!

Stop taking it?! And understand alla crap you'll go through is temporary. ;-)

My doctor put me on fentyl patches the after that was roxycodone aka oxycontin. By the time I knew I was in trouble with this evil drug it was too late. The withdrawls and I just went to my primary dr said I had a problem and what was going on with the pain management problem. I was put on suboxone. Its a great drug thats away the withdrawls but you have to be on it for they say 4 to 6 months I weaned off in about 5 months.You will know if its too soon.You will start to feel sick. I went from 8mg to 4mg the 2 mg then cut that in half and did it in likek 7 to 10 day intervals 1mg then a crumb then when I had two days off I planed to stop that I woke up and felt crappy for a day then it was gone. Im doing great today.I dont even have all the pain that I had while on the drugs. good luck it was a tough road but I did it. no rehab no na meetings. after getting off that drug if your that stupid to put it back in your mouth then you do have a problem