addiction case

[Tanya Marquette]

i dont think that was the point. the point was the racist nature
of our government that would attack a mild and innocous stimulant that
was the pleasure of people of color--but would support an obnoxiously
addictive drug that made money for an american corporation

tanya

[Tanya Marquette]

Dear All,

Just wanted to share this last piece of information about the oxycontin addiction case i have been
working on for the past 1.5 weeks.

Received a call from this pt. Her voice was strong and present. She was so happy. Has not
needed to take the rx for 2 days--no episode serious enough to warrant it. Having suggested a
local homeopath be found, she hooked up with a classical homeopath with a long history of practice.
He saw her in a clinical class (to save costs). It was very satisfying to hear that he supported the
remedy choices prescribed. He added a dose of Nux v to clear out the last of the toxicity and
stabilize the bowels. She reported her 1st normal stool today. Now that her senses are returning
to normal, pain from the fractured ribs and pelvic bones is being felt. She took her first dose of
symph today to facilitate the bone knitting.

The other level of interest is that she is now present enough to begin to feel anger about what
has happened to her. She, along with some friends, went to the hospital and put in a complaint
about the way she was treated. The hospital had totally abandonned her: when she had called
to ask for help, no one would return a call. Several friends had also called for her since she was
not in any position to speak clearly for awhile. This meeting included the entire orthopedic staff,
administrative staff and, i believe she also said someone from the pharmacy. The hospital tried
to say she was the first person they knew of who was so sensitive to this drug. When she threw
this back at them, noting that hers was a typical reaction to this drug, they changed their tack and
tried to say this was a terrible thing to have happened and they need to look into this and will
change their procedures around this drug. They were very nervous and obviously afraid of a
lawsuit. They implied that they might be willing to pay for her out-of-pocket expenses for health
care to deal with the addiction. However, they did not mention any recompense fo the pain
and suffering she endured. She actually told them that she would rather endure another
accident and all that that entailed than have to go thru the horrors of the reaction to this
drug which made her want to die. I gave her some info about several class action suits
against the manufacturers of this drug which she might look into.

So, this case was quite informative. It was handled completely long distance over the phone
with someone whom i never met. It demonstrated the power of homeopathy to deal with such
intense drug withdrawal. I learned a lot about this drug and its extremely long and painful
withdrawal process-- normally in excess of 30 days before a sense of normality returns. We
were able to effect a normal state within 10-11 days. And it seems that the principal of 2
different dis-eases not being able to operate simulatneously was demonstrated by the fact
that while she was in the drug withdrawal state she felt no pain from the broken bones. That
only occurred once the withdrawal process had significantly progressed. And best of all, perhaps,
is that 2 people who knew nothing about homeopathy or were cynical observers, are now believers.
(not to mention all the circle of supporters who observed the process).

Thanks again to all who offerred me advice and support

tanya
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[Dale Moss]

Great story, Tanya. Thanks for sharing it with us as it unfolded.

Peace,
Cinnabar

[Shannon Nelson]

Ah, yes.
Good ol' corporate interests (gag)...
Thanks for the clarification!
on 9/19/02 5:01 PM, tanya marquette at tamarque@frontiernet.net wrote:

[Shannon Nelson]

Tanya,

This has been fascinating to hear about.
Thanks for sharing it, and congratulations on the outcome!
Shannon
on 9/19/02 9:40 PM, tanya marquette at tamarque@frontiernet.net wrote:

[Nancy Siciliana]

Hi Shannon,

I'm saying Khat is not at all the same as oxycontin. The nurse that Tanya quoted in a previous post said that it was a banned substance, and seemed to be under the impression that it was a nasty, habit forming, looming drug presence.

I'm saying its about as potent and threatening as a nice cup of tea. And its used for the same purpose.

It's still "threatening" to corporations and governments though, so it has been banned for socio-politico reasons...

Nancy