DEAR DR. GOTT:
Please provide your professional opinion on the following extreme concern I have.

My 45-year-old son is prescribed Oxycontin monthly. He suffered a brain aneurysm eight years ago that left him partially disabled. He has no use of his left arm and has a bad gait on the left leg. He also had surgery for Crohn’s disease when he was 14 years old. He’s used numerous drugs since the age of 12, most of which I don’t even know the names or types. As of this date, he only uses the Oxycontin, but he doesn’t use it according to physician direction.

I know this addiction has to be extremely dangerous. Please print your response as soon as possible so I can prove to him that he is killing himself.

DEAR READER:
Oxycontin is a habit-forming narcotic similar to morphine that can be prescribed in liquid or pill form for the treatment of severe pain. [Read more...]