"i am so very pleased to read all of these reviews. i have been on oxycontin for just over a year. after one cervical and two lumbar fusions my ortho doctor refused to prescribe anything stronger than percocet. he referred me to the pain clinic and i am so very lucky to have a knowledgeable doctor. oprah had a show on prescription drug addicts today (my family all have issues with this medication). i would like to see someone brave enough to stand up for all of us in chronic pain that have to take this medication to simply function. i take 60mg 2x&#039;s a day and have felt guilty that is until i happened upon these postings. now i feel like i can ask my doctor to up my dose one more time so that i can get the full benefit of the medicine."