My friend is taking 'oxycodone' to relieve his stress and feel to ease from his work burden.Is it ok to do so?

Question

I have a friend who has his business but due to work burden on his shoulder he now begin to take 'oxcycondone'(He had it in home when he had car accident and doc give him this medication).I heard it ppl around misused this medication as a drug similar to street drugs.Is it ok to take it?I don't like any kind of drug stuff but since he is my friend I am also well wisher for him.I want him to stop it and take some alternate solution for his work stress.What do you think about it all?

Answer 1

That's very addictive, so it's not a good idea to take it just for stress.  I would keep encouraging him to try something else.  Be very clear with him that he could develop a habit in a short time, and needs to take this seriously.

Answer 2

Absolutely not!  Taking pain medication for pain is the only way to go.  Using it to destress or make work more enjoyable is an abuse of the drug.  Taking it when not needed could lead to addiction.  Help your friend to get off the drugs and deal with stress of work in a different way.

Answer 3

Oxycodone will do absolutely nothing for stress.  Here is a link that will give you great stress relief info

http://health.discovery.com/centers/stre...

And yes he is messing with a drug that can ruin his life.  I've seen it many times.  He might as well start smoking heroin,, it's no different than getting addicted to oxy's,,, that's how bad it is.

Answer 4

Yes, it's OK to do it. It is his body, and he can do what he likes with it. But despite what these other judgmental dickheads say, oxycodone is very, very good for relieving stress. There is honestly nothing in the world better than it for relieving stress, which is the exact reason why it's so addicting.

There are plenty of people who have used opiates like this successfully, without getting addicted. But there are plenty who haven't. Opiate addiction is an indescribable h**l. Tell your friend to be careful with avoiding addiction, because it can get very real, very fast.

Answer 5

He's crazy. YOU DO NOT TAKE OXYCODONE TO RELIEVE STRESS! It is a pain-killer. E-mail me in 6 months when he can't even go to work because he is withdrawing off these things and cannot get them.

He never heard of a beer or Xanex or a Valium. What a complete moron.  

Answer 6

oxyxodone is not a drug you take to relieve stress its a drug you take to relieve severe pain. your friend might be addicted to them.

Answer 7

Natural or 'alternative medicine' might be the answer. Why continue with outrageous pharmaceutical products that are man-made? Usually there is some 'horrible effect' that surfaces years later. Then, it is too late. I have explored information from 'real physicians.' The works of Dr. Mehmet Oz or Dr. Cassim Ingram, great alternative medicine doctors, will be of astounding benefit to you and your friend. Why not use products from God's earth, rather than artificial products, that wreak havoc on the body's systems? I wish you and your friend, success and peace.