Oxy Addiction and Government Intervention

OxyContin is a prescription drug and an opioid analgesic. The drug falls in the category of narcotic pain relievers and is available by prescription only. It is the most sought after drug for moderate to extreme pain conditions and is widely used for the treatment of long term pain disorders. Due to its high dosage of opiate, it is been used as a recreational drug by the people of all age groups. The overdose of the medicine can lead to addiction and can be treated at a recognized rehab centre only.

The drug is a prescription medicine but due to its abusive usage it is illegally available as a street drug in whole of New York. The trafficking and pharmacy thefts are serious criminal activities related to the addiction. The addict is so much driven to its consumption that he is ready for extreme criminal activities such as thefts, to get his hands on them. He fakes the physician’s prescription and does not even hesitate to bribe doctors to write them for him. The abuse of OxyContin has lead to serious health disasters in a major portion of the U.S population. The government has therefore developed many rehabilitation facilities to give the addicts a drug free life.

The government has explored certain critical issues regarding the prescription drug abuse and how the scientific research has been misused by the pharmacy industry. The drug abuse calls for some serious action from the New York state to control the crime and related problems associated with addiction. The diversions of OxyContin should be prevented to control the ‘theft and loss incidents’ connected with the drug like, robberies, loss in transit, employee pilferage, customer theft and night break-ins. The harm to the population at large due to the abuse also needs well efficient rehab centers.