Unfortunately, OxyContin is Heroin. Once the parents and school
   system are no longer there to support the person on Oxycontin,
   they will likely have to turn to heroin or other opium-based
   products in order to continue functioning. I know it serves a
   purpose and it can be helpful in the functioning of people who
   otherwise might have little other options. But it's a lifelong
   option. The opium den of the 1800s lives on. I've tried morphine
   once or twice. Always made me throw up. So, it's not a drug I'd
   ever use/need. Oh well. Can't fix society and maybe they know
   something I don't. Maybe. But it's a permanent solution. I hope
   they don't prescribe it for the coupons. I worked for a
   pharmaceutical company for a few years. Doctors love the
   coupons. There's limits - $100 value each visit. In the old
   days, they'd take the doctors out to baseball games and things.
   Such is the industry. Always ask for generics when you get
   prescribed something new or ask if an older alternative might
   work just as well. It's not that you're a test subject... but
   you kinda are a test subject... and often older meds work just
   as well and can avoid the potential that you're a coupon maker.