Oxycontin Abuse WisdomCard™

  1. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: OxyContin: Prescription Drug Abuse ncadi.samhsa.gov - OxyContin: Prescription Drug Abuse
  2. Partnership for a Drug Free America: Generation Rx: National Study Reveals New Category of Substance Abuse Emerging: Teens Abusing Rx and OTC Medications Intentionally to Get High (Nov 16, 2005)drugfree.org - Generation Rx: National Study Reveals New Category of Substance Abuse Emerging: Teens Abusing Rx and OTC Medications Intentionally to Get High
  3. OxyContin Addiction Treatment: Why is OxyContin Abuse Much Greater Than Other Prescription Pain Medications? oxycontin-addiction-treatment.com - Why is OxyContin Abuse Much Greater Than Other Prescription Pain Medications?
  4. AddictionSearch: Oxycontin Addiction, Abuse, and Treatment addictionsearch.com - Oxycontin Addiction, Abuse, and Treatment
  5. National Public Radio: Teen Abuse of Painkiller OxyContin on the Rise (Dec 19, 2005)npr.org - Teen Abuse of Painkiller OxyContin on the Rise
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Research Notes on Oxycontin Abuse


Oxycontin is a potent painkiller and widely used in clinical medicine. However, because of its mood-altering effects, OxyContin has become one of the most highly abused prescription drugs on the market. Oxycontin is easily abused, due to the large amount of its active ingredient, Oxycodone. Abusers of Oxycontin crush the tablet and ingest or snort it to feel powerful effects quickly, rather than the gradual pain relief it was designed to supply over a 12 hour period.1

Fast Facts:

  • An alarming number of teenagers are abusing medications to get high, including Oxycontin.2
  • Oxycontin is a brand name drug for oxycodone.3
  • It is used to treat moderate to severe pain, in situations where an around-the-clock analgesic is needed.3


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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ OxyContin Addiction Treatment: Why is OxyContin Abuse Much Greater Than Other Prescription Pain Medications?
  2. ↑ National Public Radio: Teen Abuse of Painkiller OxyContin on the Rise
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 DrugLib.com: Indications And Usage

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