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Oxycontin – Addiction and Overdose

At last, with a hard hitting article from CBC, Canada, OxyContin, Vicodin and methadone have been cited as being lethal drugs – contributing to: 15,000 prescription painkiller overdose deaths that are recorded in the USA as having occured in the year 2008. In 1999, there were 4,000 deaths from...

New OxyContin Smart Pill by 2015?

New OxyContin Smart Pill by 2015?
Dedicated users of opioids for effective pain relief will no doubt be reassured to know that a better product than OxyContin is possibly on the way. A new OxyContin pill, filled up with pellets of naltrexone, an opioid antagonist, might be ready in three years time to replace the OxyContin pills that are...

Is Prescription Oxycontin Addicitive?

Is Prescription Oxycontin Addicitive?
People in severe pain, using Oxycontin for relief need to know if OxyContin can be addictive when used as prescribed. It is known that using OxyContin as prescribed can lead to addiction. The fact is under reported. The facts are that the answer is yes,  you can become addicted to OxyContin even though...

Brits Fear New Hillbilly Heroin Epidemic

Brits Fear New Hillbilly Heroin Epidemic
Brits fear a new Oxycontin (aka hillbilly heroin) epidemic in the wake of police having seized 75,000 pounds worth of Oxycontin in Belfast and Comer in late August of this year. The first Oxycontin related death in Britain was in 2002, sourced from America. The recently seized shipment of OxyContin has been...

Getting Off Drugs Completely

Getting Off Drugs Completely
It is a fact and worrisome that drugs keep getting stronger – we now have drugs more potent than ever before, yet they fail to satisfy. see article Perhaps it is a sign of increasing levels of stress and tension that we need stronger drugs to counteract feelings of intense depression, anxiety or...

Oxycontin, Infants & Prescription Drugs

As Purdue Pharma, manufacturer of the infamous OxyContin painkiller, prepares and tests an intended new formula – OxyContin medication for infants – reports are in from around the world that there are more babies born today, addicted to Oxy – than there are to crack. The crack addicted...

Canadian Addicts and Their Problems Related to Anxiety

Canadian Addicts and Their Problems Related to Anxiety
Canadian officials are finding out that social anxiety problems range from those  introverted individuals to the social butterflies. Either extreme side of the spectrum can have a negative effect on an individual’s life. These psychological problems can be greatly maximized through the use of drugs. They...

Canada’s Newest Craze; Morphine!

Canada’s Newest Craze; Morphine!
Morphine, a highly addictive narcotic, is very intense, as well as dangerous. It is white in color and is usually crystallized in texture. This drug affects the central nervous system. Its adverse reactions include some of the following: Reduces one’s sex drive, Relieves pain, Creates a state of...

Aftercare and Support for Addicts in Canada

Aftercare and Support for Addicts in Canada
A recovering alcoholic and/or drug abuser needs care after rehab. Canada has many support groups that help addicts. This is a very important step in the recovery process. The 1st three to six months after being diagnosed are crucial times. It is easy for an addict to “relapse” into old patterns in regard...

Canada Provides Cost Saving Rehab Treatment

Canada Provides Cost Saving Rehab Treatment
Canada wants to make certain that its residents are treated for addiction problems, so this state has implemented the services, pertaining to  many alcohol and drug rehab centers, free of charge. Due to a struggling economy within its borders, Canada is aimed at making its residents productive links of...

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