Canadian OxyContin Abusers Tell the Truth
Released
on: July 30, 2009, 3:25 am
Author: Nick Hayes/Narconon Trois-Rivieres
Industry: Healthcare
Trois-Rivières,
Quebec – A study that was published in the Canadian Medical
Association Journal, which was conducted by a Victoria, British
Columbia University, looked at OxyContin drug addiction in seven
different Canadian cities. OxyContin has become one of the more
popular prescription opiates in Canada. “Physically one
of the more destructive drugs, it’s the fear of the withdrawals
that keeps many users abusing it,” said Nick Hayes, a representative
of the Narconon drug rehab program. “When the drug is first
prescribed or abused, many users are unaware of how addictive
it is.”
Dr.
Benedikt Fisher led this particular research study, and was able
to discover that heroin was becoming less significant among illicit
opiate users. He also indicated in this study that most street
users began consuming when they got involved with the medical
system. When the time-release formula was created and approved,
it ended up changing the course of opiate abuse. Users discovered
that by chewing and mixing it with alcohol, crushing the drug
and snorting it, or even cooking it down and injecting it, they
would experience an extremely intense high, which happens very
rapidly and the effects are similar to that of heroin.
First
started in 2001, the study followed close to 600 participants
from seven different Canadian cities; Montreal, Quebec City, Fredericton,
St. John, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Toronto. It’s important
to understand that this dilemma affects every province across
Canada; even though, it has become very prominent in the Atlantic
Provinces, with Newfoundland actually appointing a special task
force to help tackle the problem. Perdue Pharma, which was the
pharmaceutical company that marketed OxyContin, faced many different
lawsuits. In fact, three executives did admit to misbranding the
drug, claiming it was less addictive, and not subject to abuse.
Eventually, Perdue Pharma had paid out over 600 million dollars
in fines. For more information call, 1-877-782-7409, or visit
the site, http://narconon.ca/
(Ref:
Anne Borden “OxyContin More Popular than Heroin on Canada's
Streets: Lawsuits on the Rise” Lawyers and Settlements.com
13 August 2007: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/01272/oxycontin-canada-streets.html)
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Contact Details: Nick Hayes
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