OxyContin, also called OxyContin “Extended Release” or OxyContin, is a synthetic opioid pain medication prescribed for the management of moderate to moderately severe pain. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved OxyContin for the treatment of moderate to moderately severe pain due to cancer, post-traumatic, or any other cause.
The FDA says that OxyContin is only for very short-term use and should be used carefully (for example, never with alcohol). It can cause dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, seizures, or death in overdose.
It turns out that OxyContin can cause a number of potentially deadly side effects, as well as being very addictive. The FDA warns that the drug is especially dangerous in elderly or pregnant patients.
OPI is a generic name for OxyContin, and it’s also called OxyContin, Oxy, or Oxycodone. It’s a prescription painkiller, and it’s available over the counter in many countries. This isn’t the first time OxyContin has caused deadly side effects. In 1995, a nurse in Georgia was killed when the drug was prescribed to a patient.
It’s also made legal for doctors to prescribe the drug for recreational purposes. In May of 2011 the FDA approved the prescription to treat alcohol addiction. In June of 2011 a doctor in Las Vegas, Nevada, who also happens to be a nurse, was found dead in her home after overdosing on the drug.
OxyContin is extremely effective for a number of reasons. First, it blocks the effects of the opioid receptors in the brain. Second, it binds to a group of very specific receptors in the brain called the mu receptors, which are a big painkiller that are very rare to find. Third, it reduces the amount of the brain’s natural painkilling chemicals. In order for OxyContin to be effective, its prescription is only for the serious pain that hasnt responded to other drugs.
OxyContin is a very addictive drug, and it has caused a number of deaths over the years. But most of these deaths have been people who overdosed and weren’t aware of what they were doing. For instance, in 2007, an 18-year old named Andrew Thomas was pulled from his bathroom while taking OxyContin. He died shortly after cops discovered the bottle of OxyContin he had been snorting in his mouth.
Last year the FDA approved a class of drugs called opioid receptor antagonists that the company, Purdue Pharma, plans to sell as prescription painkillers. These drugs work by binding to the opioid receptors and preventing their normal function. These drugs are being marketed as a “last resort” for those who can’t or will not take other drugs.
Opioids are a huge problem in our society. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 20,000 people die of overdoses every year in the US alone. The problem becomes even worse when we realize that prescription opiates are being abused to treat an array of other illnesses. For example, opiates can cause severe addiction and are associated with a range of mental disorders like depression, anxiety, and psychosis. The idea that opiate addiction is a real disease is a myth.
This is a great point because it means that we as humans are not the only ones suffering from opiate addiction. According to the National Opiate and Narcotics Screening Survey, the majority of Americans who are addicted to prescription opiates (mostly heroin) have no prior history of prescription opiate use, and it appears that opiates like OxyContin and Percocet are the most popular prescription opiate used to treat opiate addiction.