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How To Stop The Usage Of Oxycontin?

I have just found out that my 20 year old daughter away at college has been snorting oxycontin, she has admitted this to me, she says she has done is approximately 10 times in the last 2 months, but says she isn't addicted and hasn't done any in 2 days and is showing no signs of withdraw, is this possible?
Thu, 4 Feb 2016
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It is usual.
1) the route is not like intravenous.
2) the quantity could be anywhere over a 20 fold range (5 mg to 100+) and with low amounts infrequent. very infrequent. there won't be withdrawal.
3) if she is more than 3 days out and no withdrawal. then, no withdrawal. We rate withdrawal symptoms on a zero to 40 point scale. Low levels (seeming a bit anxious, stuffy nose) overlap with normal behavior. Serious withdrawal (nose like a faucet, drenching sweats, incapacitating diarrhea/vomiting/abdominal pain) you would know it. Withdrawal tapers down over about 2 weeks but peaks at 3 to 5 days.
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How To Stop The Usage Of Oxycontin?

It is usual. 1) the route is not like intravenous. 2) the quantity could be anywhere over a 20 fold range (5 mg to 100+) and with low amounts infrequent. very infrequent. there won t be withdrawal. 3) if she is more than 3 days out and no withdrawal. then, no withdrawal. We rate withdrawal symptoms on a zero to 40 point scale. Low levels (seeming a bit anxious, stuffy nose) overlap with normal behavior. Serious withdrawal (nose like a faucet, drenching sweats, incapacitating diarrhea/vomiting/abdominal pain) you would know it. Withdrawal tapers down over about 2 weeks but peaks at 3 to 5 days.