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Oxycontin, also known as oxycodone, has been spreading throughout the country and it is very evident here in Michigan. The powerful painkiller Oxycontin is being used by more and more people across the nation. The heroin-like symptoms of the drug attract both legitimate and illegitimate abusers.
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When used like in proper ways, Oxycontin has a time-release mechanism that will spread the release of the painkiller over a period of 12 hours. The time-release mechanism can be circumvented by crushing the pills. The drug can be used in one of the following ways:
The pills can be chewed The pills can be crushed, then inhaled; The pills can be crushed, dissolved in water, then injected.
Oxycodone abuse is spreading for a lot of reasons. First, the increased opiate dosage makes it very addictive. Second, in contrast to drugs such as coke or heroin that can be mixed with other substances, with Oxycontin you know how much of the drug you are taking; the dosage is always the same, so it is a dependable high. Finally, Oxycontin is covered by most health insurance plans, so it is noticeably cheaper than street drugs. (Oxycontin has been called "hillbilly heroin" or "the poor man's heroin.")
Law enforcement reports involving oxycodone have been rising principally in the west and north sections of lower Michigan. Oxycontin demand is increasing. In the first quarter of 2002, the Michigan State Police seized over 500 oxycodone pills.