Why Oxy Addiction is in Rise?

Oxycontin is an opiate used as a painkiller. The drug works wonderfully when one uses this drug to get relief from pain as par the doctor’s instruction. Problem arises when one takes oxy for recreational purposes.

When one starts abusing oxy, he faces the risk of getting addicted to this drug. The drug creates so much dependency on it, that just after taking it for one week one has to continue taking the drug to avoid withdrawal symptoms.

In a recent survey it was found that 5% of American high school students abuse Oxycontin. Many teenagers start taking it as it seems the ‘cool’ thing to do. Some of them abuse oxy to maintain the status quo and be in the group of their friends.

As oxy is a prescription drug, teenagers think it would not be risky. And they start fooling around with the drug. As one start taking it more frequently, his dependency on the drug increases.  Many people abuse oxy to get the euphoric feeling. But due to the growing dependency on the drug, the brain stops producing endorphins naturally and needs help of oxy to create the feeling of pleasure or happiness.

Without oxy, one feels extremely depressed and feels he can do anything to avoid such severe depression. One starts feeling extreme physical pain even without any such stimulus. In short, the brain slowly loses its ability to perform normally and depends entirely on oxy to carry on its daily functions.
Sometimes oxy has been prescribed for some injuries of athlete teenagers. And having access to the medicine they start abusing it. Within a short period of time they get addicted and their whole life changes, thanks to this deadly addiction.

But parents now have a solution to this problem. There are a large no of rehabilitation centers in USA specializing in Oxycontin problem. One can look online and find a good rehab facility near his place.