Oxycontin and its effects on American society
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Over the years more prescription drugs have began to be abused. Many people have begun to realize that prescription drugs can be abused just like illicit drugs can. With some very strong prescription drugs the problem is getting very dangerous and people are beginning to die. Oxycontin is a pain medication used to ease moderate to sever pain. It is made of the drug oxycodone. Oxy-contin is a pain drug that became extremely popular after its approval by the FDA in 1995.oxycontin is a schedule two controlled substance. It is an opiate based drug which is in the same family as cocaine. It was heavily marketed to fishing, mining and timber labor areas because of the often bone crushing and sever pain causing injuries that are associated with those fields. In recent years it has been discovered that oxy-contin is a highly addictive drug...