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Originally Posted by Profits of Doom
If you ever listen to the Ron and Fez show on the Opie and Anthony Channel on Sirius/XM they have Sean Dunne on a lot and he is super talented. He actually doesn't like ICP and feels that they are kind of scamming their fans, and as someone that followed the band 15 years or so ago I have to agree.
Ron and Fez had him on a few months back to talk about Oxyana and he brought his dad with him, who is actually a recovering pain pill addict and the inspiration for the new documentary. His dad was just the typical factory worker if I recall correctly that hurt himself, was prescribed pain pills, and got so addicted that he ruined his life and couldn't kick them for years. He even did jail time for doctor shopping and forging prescriptions.
If you like Billy Corben and the Rakontur guys that did the Cocaine Cowboys docs they are also working on a doc about the pain pill mills that are everywhere in South Florida...
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The only exposure I have to ICP is from the few times they have been on the Howard Stern show. I think their music is shitty, but somehow they have figured out how to market themselves to a certain group and it works. Is it is a scam? I think to some degree it is. I have a feeling these guys don't live the life they promote.
I am fascinated by any "group" of people of come together like this. For me it is interesting how some people appear to need to be in a group like this in order to justify their beliefs or way of life.
As for Oxycontin, I can see how it could be easy to get addicted to. Not too long ago I got a small cut on my leg that ended up getting infected. Within about a week it went from being something I barely noticed to being a major, scary infection. I spent 4 days in the hospital on IV antibiotics and had to have 2 months of wound care afterwards. It was painful and they gave me Oxy as a pain killer. I was on the lowest dosage they had. I used it pretty sparingly and most days 1 pill solved my problem. I could take that without any odd side effects. If I took 2 or 3 pills when the pain was really bad I was as high as a kite and the sensation was euphoric. I could easily see how a person could quickly get hooked on it.
It looks like some of Sean's other shorts are online. I'll have to check them out.