History and use of Oxycontin

Introduction1

History1

Court case for oxycontin2

Statistics and surveys3

Southwest Virginia suffers from overdose deaths4

Oxycontin addiction in teenagers5

Prevention of Oxycontin7

Treatment for drug abuse7

Conclusion8

References9

History and use of Oxycontin

Introduction

Oxycontin is derived from the opioid Oxycodone. It was developed in Germany in the year 1916. For the purpose of providing better medication, Oxycontin was designed. It was better than any other opioids like morphine, codeine and even heroin (Winkel, 2010). Before the production of Oxycontin, people were becoming addicted to dangerous drugs including heroin. These people were suffering from severe side effects from the drug abuse. At the time of the creation of Oxycontin, nobody thought that this drug will become one of the most widely used prescription drugs. It became the most abused prescribed drug than ever before (Winkel, 2010).

Due to the abuse of Oxycontin through the years, it has made a largely denial connotation. This drug is being purchased by kids in school with each other, whereas many people break into the medical stores and pharmacies in order to steal this drug (Winkel, 2010). This drug does not differentiate against race, age or social status. There are many people who are suffering from the addiction of Oxycontin are needed to get a proper treatment from the specialized and qualified professionals (Winkel, 2010).

History

Oxycontin was first introduced in the United States in the year 1939. At that time, it was not used and abused widely. This drug became in use widely when Purdue Pharma initiated the manufacturing of Oxycontin in the year 1996 (Winkel, 2010). Approval of Oxycontin occurred when there was increasing recognition that many patients with pain are inadequately treated. Before the year 2001, Oxycontin confronted many ups and downs in the promotion and marketing of prescribed drugs (Winkel, 2010). In the year 2001, oxycontin became the best selling prescribed drug for the sedative pain reliever in the United States. Oxycontin was also used and abused in that period by some people in order to get high in their tasks (Winkel, 2010). The drug was put up for sale with a substantial profit because of its widely usefulness and availability. This beginning of the prescribed drug abuse became an immense problem today (Winkel, 2010).

Court case for oxycontin

The perception related to Oxycontin was changed in public's mind in the year 2007. Oxycontin became popular due to its ability for abuse. People started using this prescription drug for abuse instead of using it only for the purpose of getting relief from pain (Winkel, 2010). More than a few lawsuits brought the Oxycontine and manufacturers of Oxycontin into attention. This attention was gathered by ordering Purdue Pharma to pay fines as directed by the lawsuits (Winkel, 2010). In the year 2007, fines were charged due to the powerful marketing practices. Purdue Pharma was promoting and advertising its drug everywhere in the country it could. It was promoting its drug even in pedometers and beach hats (Winkel, 2010). The company was also encouraging and cheering people for the consumption of the drug more than twice ...