Oxycontin Research Paper

Legal Heroin when used miss correctly. That’s what OxyContin is. The pill is meant for people with chronic or unbearable pain. Legally it’s sold for six dollars a pill, but one OxyContin pill can fetch up to 80 dollars illegally through the black market. Originally discovered in 1916 in Germany as an opioid (a pill made to work on the nervous system) to work better than Heroin, codeine and morphine. It was first brought to the United States in 1939, but it wasn’t till December 12, 1995 when it could be produced since that’s when the FDA approved it. It started being produced by Purdue Pharma in the United States. OxyContin ranks 19th in the U.S among all U.S Pharmaceuticals in sales. It used among all ages, even kids who buy it off of other kids at schools. When the drug is taken in a pill form, it has a long release of twelve hours. Most addicts who want a strong drug break down into a powdered form for a short strong release. The black market for the OxyContin is taken of since it a very addictive, due to it being
Many doctors will not even write the prescription, since if something happens to the person taking the drug they don’t want to be at fault. It is commonly it given before and after a surgery, but also is given to people with anything that cause large amounts of pain. Even in a short term uses a user of the drug on a regular dosage can become addicted. Some very common side effects are shortage of strength, relaxed and calm feeling and unusual drowsiness. Even on regular dose though it can cause choking, rapid heartbeat, missed or irregular periods females. Some rarer side effects are fainting, swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue, severe constipation,irregular, fast, slow, or shallow breathing and loss of