Heroin Rehab Takes A Look At The New OxyContin | Heroin Addiction | Heroin Rehab | Narconon Arrowhead

Heroin Rehab Takes A Look At The New OxyContin | Heroin Addiction | Heroin Rehab | Narconon Arrowhead: "While the new OxyContin pill may be more difficult to abuse, the change may lead to a spike in heroin abuse and an increased need for an effective opiate rehab, says one heroin rehab center.

In the past few years, the headlines have been filled with the latest actor, comedian, musician, or athlete who has overdosed on some sort of prescription medication. One of the most commonly abused of these drugs is the painkiller, OxyContin. The addictive quality of OxyContin has resulted in over 1,000 lawsuits against Purdue Pharma, the creator of the drug.

In May 2007 the company pled guilty to misleading the public and physicians about OxyContin’s risk of addiction, and agreed to pay $600 million.

Although OxyContin was designed to be ingested orally and digested over a 12 hour period, drug abusers learned that by crushing or liquefying the pill they could snort or inject the substance, giving them a euphoric high, similar to that of heroin.

As a result, Purdue Pharma LP has designed a new OxyContin pill which is harder to crush and more difficult to dissolve. In April 2010, The Food and Drug Administration approved the new OxyContin OP (OxyContin Purdue) pill and have discontinued the production and sale of the OxyContin OC (OxyContin Continuous) pill."

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