OxyContin

OxyContin OxyContin: Savior or Killer' THESIS STATEMENT: The recent death’s from the misuse of OxyContin have caused government officials as well as the manufacturers of OxyContin to begin taking steps in trying to curb it’s abuse. I. OxyContin A. What it is B. Abuse of OxyContin C. Deaths from OxyContin abuse II. Taking steps to stop abuse of OxyContin III. Steps DEA is taking to stop abuse IV. Steps OxyContin manufacturer is taking to stop abuse OxyContin: Savior or Killer' The synthetic opioid OxyContin has become a drug of abuse, following in the steps of other prescription level drugs that contain Oxycodone. The recent death’s from the misuse of the drug has caused government officials as well as the manufacturer of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma; to take action in attempting to curb it’s abuse. OxyContin is an opioid analgesic in a time release form that when used properly releases a small amount of the active ingredient Oxycodone into a patients bloodstream. OxyContin is supplied in 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, 80 mg, and 160 mg tablets. The tablet strengths describe the amount of Oxycodone that is released with each pill. The intended use of the drug OxyContin is to treat moderate to severe pain in cancer patients and other sufferers of pain. OxyContin is abused when the oxycontin, drug, abuse, pharma, prescription, officials, purdue, enforcement, taking, mg, diversion, curran, stop, steps, related, program, patients, pain, first, deaths, administration, misuse, it’s, drugs, virginia, town, task, states, rural, problem, prescriptions, percent, out, medical, force