Oxycontin Addiction
Oxycodone, most commonly known as Oxycontin, is a medication that is typically used for controlling pain, however it can also be used as a cough suppressant. Over the past ten years, Oxycontin addiction has been dramatically increasing. In fact, within the United States alone, Oxycontin addiction has increased by 300 in the past decade and the number of emergency room visits caused by Oxycontin addiction has increased 500 . Doctors believe that the primary reason for this increase in the rise of Oxycontin addiction is due to the fact that it is an opiate, which is taken orally, whereas most opiates are taken via an injection. However, since Oxycontin is a time-released drug, many people with an Oxycontin addiction actually crush the medication and snort it, or they melt it in water and inject it. When those with an Oxycontin addiction choose to snort or inject the Oxycontin, instead of taking it in the manner in which it is meant to be taken, they receive an intense high. It is this high that those with an Oxycontin addiction actually become addicted to. The high is caused by all of the...