As a relatively effective medication in the management of chronic and severe pain. It is however important to note that the abuse of this particular drug has in the recent past led to increased crime rates, instances of overdose, and even death (Girard, 2011)
Today, like other hard drugs, OxyContin has acquired quite a number of street names with some referring to it as hillbilly heroin or simply, O.C (Hanson, Venturelli, and Fleckenstein, 2011)
The most common withdrawal symptoms for the drug include depression, nausea, muscle ache, anxiety, etc. (Hyde and Setaro, 2003)
e. they could snort, ingest, or simply inject it into their blood stream (Lowinson, Ruiz, Millman, & Langrod, 2005)
Addiction Treatment There are various treatment options for individuals addicted to OxyContin. One option that has proven effective in the treatment of addiction to painkillers like OxyContin is medically-managed detoxification (Samuels and O'Boyle, 2013)