Oxycodon deaths rose five fold in Otntario Canada after OxyContin -the brand name of a popular version of the pain killer – was introduced to thr public drug plan, a study has found. Most of the death wereaccidental, almost two-thirds of patientshad seen a doctor within a month of their deaths and nearly all combined [...]
What is OxyContin? OxyContin (“Oxy” or “OC” on the street) is a time-released pain medication. It was developed in 1995 for people needing around-the-clock pain relief, so they don’t have to take pills as often. OxyContin contains oxycodone, which is an opioid drug, like morphine, codeine, heroin and methadone. Oxycodone is the same opioid that’s [...]
The “King of Pop” Michael Jackson is dead at only 50, joining many other celebrities and thousands of ordinary people whose untimely deaths associated with painkillers like OxyContin could have been avoided by a timely medical drug detox. What is it going to take for the FDA to end the prescription drug carnage in this [...]
