OC FAQ

News

Addiction

Abuse

Withdrawal

Future

OxyContin Addiction

October 3, 2003

"OxyContin Prescribed Unnecessarily"
Some patients rely on OxyContin to deal with their chronic pain and cancer. For other patients with a less serious health conditions, doctors that prescribe them OxyContin can end up instead having an OxyContin addiction. OxyContin addictions occur because of the increasing amounts of the painkiller that patients will quickly need to have the same pain relieving effect.

The controversy surrounding OxyContin is that not only has the company Purdue Pharma been criticized for failing to adequately warn patients of the risks of OxyContin addiction. According to a recovery center’s website on withdrawal and addiction, withdrawing from OxyContin is as hard or harder than stopping heroin because of the potency of it.

Many patients are unaware of their OxyContin addiction, and when they do it has already immersed their lives with the need for the drug. Experts recommend patients suffering an OxyContin addiction to be treated in a detox facility because of the withdrawal.

For more information on OxyContin addiction, contact us to confer with an OxyContin lawyer.

May 13, 2004, " New York City Sues Manufacturer of OxyContin"

September 19, 2003, "OxyContin Personal Injury Lawsuits"

More Oxycontin Addiction News...

OxyContin Addiction News

top of page

Questions?

If you would like more information on OxyContin addiction or OxyContin abuse, please contact us to speak with an OxyContin attorney.

top of page