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What is OxyContin? A prescription drug used as a painkiller for

moderate to severe pain

Exposes patients and other users to the risks ofopioid addiction, abuse and misuse, which canlead to overdose and death.

Despite the drugs seriousness, it is one themost abused prescription drugs available today.

The Canadian Medical Association published astudy in 2009. Deaths increased five times

after OxyContin, the most popular version ofthe painkiller, when it was introduced to thepublic drug plan in the province of Ontario.

From 2003 to 2008, prescriptions for the drug tripledthere and the number of related deaths increased

every year.

In 2010, for the first time, Canada edged past theUnited States to become the highest opioid-consuming

country, per capita, in the world

In 2011, a Canadian Health Policy Institute Report,estimated that $504 million is the annual cost from

OxyContin abuse. Of that amount, $318 millionrepresents Ontarios costs alone.

Among new initiates to illicit drug use in2005, a total of 2.1 million reported

prescription opioids as the first drug theyhad tried, more than for marijuana and

almost equal to the number of newcigarette smokers (2.3 million).

Eighty-eight percent of subjects whoreported OxyContin use also reported

that the drug had not been prescribed tothem for any medical reason, 86%

reported use of the drug to "get high orget a buzz," and 78% reported receiving

prior treatment for a substance usedisorder.

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IntakeThe medical teamassesses the need for

emergency treatment, such asin the case of an overdose.The patient describes their

current level of drugaddiction, including

dependence on alcohol orother substances.

Detoxification.Themonitoring physician slowly

reduces the dosage ofoxycodone to avoid dramatic

withdrawal symptoms, toprevent relapse and to

prevent switching to anotherillicit drug. Prescriptions mayinclude methadone,buprenorp

hineor naltrexone.

Counseling.You may obtainhelp with after treatment orhelp with legal troubles You

may also receive 1on1 group-based or family therapy toinvestigate emotional and

physical triggersthat maybring on the urge to pop a

few pills.

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Oxycontin first developed in Germany inthe year of 1916. It was designed to be a

better medication than other opioids,such as heroin, codeine, and even

morphine.

During this time period, numerousindividuals were either highly addicted toheroin or experiencing serious side effects

from abuses. The FDA (Food and DrugAdministration) approved oxycodone in

1976.

Oxycodone first came to the U.S. in theyear of 1939. However in 1996, Purdue

Pharma began manufacturing Oxycontinin the United States as it gradually becamewidely used. In 2001 it was the best selling

narcotic pain reliever in the countrydespite its ups and downs in the market ofprescription drugs. Since the drug was so

widely available, individuals with extrapills from a prescription were able to

make a profit by selling it illegally. This isthe marking point of prescription drugabuse as individuals started to misuse

Oxycontin as a means to get high.

Oxycontin appeared on Canaround the year of 2000. Twlater, the province of Onta

highest prescription opioid-reand opioid addicts than in

province in Canada. First Nain Ontario especially in the

confronted various c

People that have a prescription

They become addicted throughtolerance. The body becomes

used to the medicine formanaging pain so the patient willtake it right away when they startto feel pain. Some patients evenwant an immediate response so

they start to crush the pills toinject or snort them.

People already suffering from anaddiction of any sort.

Joint pain is a common withdrawnsymptoms of drugs and alcohol

abuse.

These people then turn toOxyContin, which they become

addicted to after its use.

According to studies it is said that15% of people that are already

suffering from an additionproblem will become addicted to

OxyContin if taken.

Teenagers and Youn

People in these two agwould complain that tunder prescribed me

after surgerys and wou

lot of pain

Complains led to prescriptions

Due to this teenagersprescribed this drug stait because they have ea

to it.

It also leads them to seto friends or others for

cash.

An opioid painmedication. An

opioid issometimes

called anarcotic.

Never take thismedicine in

largeramounts, or for

longer thanprescribed.

Never share thismedicine withanother person,

especiallysomeone with ahistory of drug

abuse oraddiction.

A physician and scientist at Torontos St.Michaels Hospital, Dr. Irfan Dhalla studied

OxyContin. He states that prescription opioidscause up to 1,000 deaths in Ontario yearly.

Individual aged between 25 and 34 years,that approximately one out of every eight

deaths were related to opioid overdoses

History

Stats

Risk groups

Treatments

Interventionsare a confrontation based type of

counselling that is typically consisting of family and

friends as a support group alongside an intervention

specialist who guides the group in addressing

directly or indirectly the addicts issues. The mostcommon intervention approach is the family/friend

intervention.

Family/Friend intervention; is orchestrated by

family and friends in which they are the support

group while entering into the recovery phase of the

addict. Seeing as addicts are usually very

manipulative and tend to be liars, a family/friend

intervention helps make them aware of the addicts

devious ways and teach them not to be enablers. In

doing so, the family/friends help to establish

ultimatum boundaries detailing to the addicts that

their behaviour will not longer be tolerated and that

contact will be limited or the relationship terminated

if they do not accept an appropriate treatment

option.

Intervention

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