OxyContin is a narcotic drug,
an opiate, that has been approved
by the FDA to legally treat
chronic pain. Chronic pain
is documented medical condition,
a progressive disease of the
nervous system and spine that
causes constant a patient
to experience constant, excruciating
pain. Chronic pain is caused
by the failure of the body's
internal pain control systems
and is accompanied by changes
of the chemical and anatomical
makeup of the spinal cord.
Left untreated, the condition
will spread to unaffected
areas. A patient suffering
from chronic pain does not
produce enough natural opiates,
so a pharmaceutical opiate
like OxyContin is an effective
treatment for the disease.
Unfortunately, drug addicts
have abused the medical system
and obtained prescriptions
of OxyContin in order to feed
narcotic habits rather than
treat medical conditions.
Like any narcotic, OxyContin
can be highly addictive and
overdosing can be fatal. Illicit
prescriptions of OxyContin
are both sold and abused on
the black market. This situation
creates a problem for governmental
drug regulating agencies that
are trying to take a hard
line on drug abuse.
Recently, the government has
been cracking down harder
on drugs and drug abuse, and
this does not mean simply
going after the users and
abusers of pharmaceutical
drugs. The government has
been targeting the doctors
who prescribe these drugs
to patients who then abuse
them. The problem here is
that it is difficult for doctors
to know how their prescriptions
are actually applied, and
a doctor cannot immediately
revoke the prescription of
a suspected abuser because
withdrawal symptoms cause
are equivalent to the pain
of torture, and can be fatal.
Thus doctors who prescribe
OxyContin to patients with
chronic pain, and remember
the condition will progressively
and permanently worsen without
this treatment, have been
convicted of drug trafficking,
had medical licenses revoked,
and been sent to prison.
Who the real victim is depends
entirely on the circumstances
of the individual case. Certainly
innocent doctors have been
punished for prescribing appropriate
drugs to pained patients,
but in other instances OxyContin
has been prescribed irresponsibly,
causing addiction, overdose,
death, and contributing to
the black market exchange
of drugs. If you are on either
side of this line and are
concerned about the use or
prescription of OxyContin,
please consult a lawyer immediately
and protect your interests.
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