Canadian Addicts Say “Yes” to “Oxy”

Why do Canadian addicts   say “yes” to Oxy? One reason is that it is a prescription drug, and they feel that it is not an illicit one. They fool themselves, especially if they get it from a physician. Some begin within the legal realm, however after they have exceeded their dosage and are denied more of this painkiller, and they quickly go to illegal activities.

Yes, the Canadians agree that an addiction to Oxycontin can begin quite innocently, however end in a disastrous situation.  This drug is one of the most addictive drugs on the market, sometimes hooking an individual on just one pill. Addicts don’t all get their “Oxy” from physicians; some borrow or steal it from friends or family members, some get it off the street, or online through illegal methods. Whichever the case, the results are all the same, and the addiction is one of the worst and most binding of all addictions!

The Canadian provinces are busy trying to find ways to both prevent and treat these addiction issues. The main way that they feel will help to prevent an addiction to Oxycontin, is to regulate and curtail its suspension. Canadian doctors are “under the microscope” as to the amount of scripts that they are writing to each individual. New restrictions are being implemented, so that these Oxycontin meds will only be prescribed when necessary and only for a very brief period. The physicians are also required to inform their patients of the risks to this addiction and other related health problems. Many preventive measures relating to Oxycontin include early education, pertaining to addiction to meds. The Canadians feel that this teaching should take place as early as grade school. Treatment centers are created to help cure those “addicts” who are already hooked on these”Oxy” pills. Support groups are also very popular in Canada to help keep those rehabilitating addicts from”slipping back” into their old addiction habits. All in all, Canada is “right on track” and pleased with the progress that it has made in its fight against Oxycontin. Yes, Canada plans to lick the problem of Oxycontin in the near future!