Table of Contents
Comments
Commenters2
What if your child is enrolled at a drug-treatment clinic at Children’s Hospital.What if your child’s name was Ryan and he says he first tried OxyContin at a party when he was 16. Kids would crush up the pills and snort them up their nose, so they could get hit with all the drug at once. He also says he tried marijuana but it just made him feel unnerved but OxyContin just made him feel good,warm, and relaxed. He says it was easier to get OxyContin than anything else. Almost a week after he started using OxyContin, your child realized that if he didn’t get a pill every day or two, he’d start to feel sick. He says he had no idea how bad he was hooked until the time he tried to stop and looking back on it, he says he didn’t think using OxyContin would be that dangerous because it was a prescription pill and that made it seem safe. He figured since many different kids at his high school were using it that it was okay to use. Now as a parent, you would have to think outside the box and think about who has the control over this drug such as the DEA.
What if your child is enrolled at a drug-treatment clinic at Children’s Hospital.What if your child’s name was Ryan and he says he first tried OxyContin at a party when he was 16. Kids would crush up the pills and snort them up their nose, so they could get hit with all the drug at once. He also says he tried marijuana but it just made him feel unnerved but OxyContin just made him feel good,warm, and relaxed. He says it was easier to get OxyContin than anything else. Almost a week after he started using OxyContin, your child realized that if he didn’t get a pill every day or two, he’d start to feel sick. He says he had no idea how bad he was hooked until the time he tried to stop and looking back on it, he says he didn’t think using OxyContin would be that dangerous because it was a prescription pill and that made it seem safe. He figured since many different kids at his high school were using it that it was okay to use. Now as a parent, you would have to think outside the box and think about who has the control over this drug such as the DEA.3
What authority does the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have to regulate the handling of controlled substances, like OxyContin? Is the DEA planning to restrict the prescribing of OxyContin to pain treatment centers or physicians specifically accredited as pain management specialist? What evidence does the DEA have to support accounts that OxyContin is being abused to the extent that has been reported by the media? What steps are currently being taken to address the widespread abuse of OxyContin? Did DEA have any part in Purdue’s decision to “temporarily suspend” distribution of the 160 mg. strength tablet? Is the DEA going to reduce manufacturing quotas for oxycodone, the active ingredient in OxyContin?
What authority does the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have to regulate the handling of controlled substances, like OxyContin? Is the DEA planning to restrict the prescribing of OxyContin to pain treatment centers or physicians specifically accredited as pain management specialist? What evidence does the DEA have to support accounts that OxyContin is being abused to the extent that has been reported by the media? What steps are currently being taken to address the widespread abuse of OxyContin? Did DEA have any part in Purdue’s decision to “temporarily suspend” distribution of the 160 mg. strength tablet? Is the DEA going to reduce manufacturing quotas for oxycodone, the active ingredient in OxyContin?4
The growing number of deaths associated with the inappropriate use of prescription drugs needs to be stopped such as OxyContin, which is a prescription painkiller used for moderate to high pain relief associated with injuries, dislocations, fractures, arthritis, lower back pain, and pain associated with cancer. OxyContin contains oxycodone, which is the most active ingredient in the pills. The drug was introduced in 1996, commonly known as OC, OX, Oxy, Oxycotton, Hillbilly heroin, and kicker. The abuse digression of the pills appeared mainly in the eastern United States, now it has spread to the western United States including Alaska and Hawaii said by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration also known as the D. E. A. A demanding balance must be ward off between abuse of a natural substance such as OxyContin and establish that patience that are suffering from enfeebling pain have access to the drug.
“Efforts to prevent abuse of OxyContin must be strong, aggressive, and transparent but should not have the unintended effect of making opioids including OxyContin, unavailable to persons with persistent, debilitating pain such as individuals with cancer, multiple sclerosis, and severe osteoarthritis or back pain.” I agree with the information and think it will slow down the death rate, but I think all states should start monitoring programs.
OxyContin can be used in different ways. The most popular is known as “doctor shopping.” Doctor shopping is people that might or might not have appropriate illnesses that require a doctor’s prescription for the medication. It’s also the physicians that write out the drugs to the people that abuse the drug.
“According to press reports, D. E. A. has asked OxyContin’ s manufacturer, Purdue Pharma LP, to restrict writing of OxyContin prescriptions to pain specialists” I think the manufacturer should limit the amount they give out to pharmacies that carry the drug to limit the amount of the product theft. The only problem that people might have is that it will brim the medication to the patience that really need it.
Some states have started to slow down the illegal use of OxyContin such as in Louisiana, Maine, Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee have proclaimed legislation to deal with the issue. Some other states such as California, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, and Washington have created prescription monitoring programs.
The growing number of deaths associated with the inappropriate use of prescription drugs needs to be stopped such as OxyContin, which is a prescription painkiller used for moderate to high pain relief associated with injuries, dislocations, fractures, arthritis, lower back pain, and pain associated with cancer. OxyContin contains oxycodone, which is the most active ingredient in the pills. The drug was introduced in 1996, commonly known as OC, OX, Oxy, Oxycotton, Hillbilly heroin, and kicker. The abuse digression of the pills appeared mainly in the eastern United States, now it has spread to the western United States including Alaska and Hawaii said by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration also known as the D. E. A. A demanding balance must be ward off between abuse of a natural substance such as OxyContin and establish that patience that are suffering from enfeebling pain have access to the drug.“Efforts to prevent abuse of OxyContin must be strong, aggressive, and transparent but should not have the unintended effect of making opioids including OxyContin, unavailable to persons with persistent, debilitating pain such as individuals with cancer, multiple sclerosis, and severe osteoarthritis or back pain.” I agree with the information and think it will slow down the death rate, but I think all states should start monitoring programs.
OxyContin can be used in different ways. The most popular is known as “doctor shopping.” Doctor shopping is people that might or might not have appropriate illnesses that require a doctor’s prescription for the medication. It’s also the physicians that write out the drugs to the people that abuse the drug.
“According to press reports, D. E. A. has asked OxyContin’ s manufacturer, Purdue Pharma LP, to restrict writing of OxyContin prescriptions to pain specialists” I think the manufacturer should limit the amount they give out to pharmacies that carry the drug to limit the amount of the product theft. The only problem that people might have is that it will brim the medication to the patience that really need it.
Some states have started to slow down the illegal use of OxyContin such as in Louisiana, Maine, Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee have proclaimed legislation to deal with the issue. Some other states such as California, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, and Washington have created prescription monitoring programs.