What
is oxycontin abuse?
 Oxycontin
abuse is using oxycontin for recreational, rather than medical,
purposes. When a person who is prescribed oxycontin takes
more than is prescribed in order to get high, or if a person
who is not taking the drug for pain management but rather
for pleasure, that is oxycontin abuse. People who abuse oxycontin
will often dissolve the time-release coating on the pill,
or crush the oxycontin, so that all of the drug is delivered
at once when it is swallowed, snorted, or injected. Oxycontin
abuse creates a very powerful and euphoric feeling. The risk
of oxycontin abuse is physical and psychological dependence.
When an abuser of oxycontin becomes addicted to oxycontin,
use of the drug will continue even as consequences of oxycontin
abuse become worse. If you or someone you know is trapped
in the cycle of oxycontin abuse, Oxycontin
Addiction Treatment can help. Please call us today at
888.866.6165.
Buying oxycontin:
how to buy oxycontin online
 There
are several methods of buying oxycontin. A person can buy
oxycontin from people with legitimate prescriptions, or buying
oxycontin can be done with forged prescriptions, or one may
buy oxycontin online. There are many websites which will allow
customers to buy oxycontin online without a prescription.
There is also a thriving black market for buying oxycontin.
Many oxycontin abusers learn how to buy oxycontin online and
prefer to buy oxycontin online rather than forge prescriptions
or risk buying oxycontin on the black market.
What is an oxycontin
pill?
 An
oxycontin pill, which can come in 10 milligram (mg), 20 mg,
40 mg, 80 mg, and 160 mg doses, contains a strong opiate called
oxycodone hydrochloride. Opiates are drugs that are either
derived from opium poppies or are chemically similar to drugs
that are derived from opium poppies. Oxycontin is designed
to relieve pain. An oxycontin pill will gradually release
its active ingredient of oxycodone into the bloodstream. Oxycontin
pills are coated with a special ingredient that causes the
drug to be gradually released over time. Purchased legitimately,
oxycontin can cost from $1 to $10 per oxycontin pill.
What if I suffer
from oxycontin drug addiction, or I know someone who is abusing
the drug oxycontin?
 Oxycontin
drug addiction is treatable. Many people who have become
addicted to oxycontin and other drugs, including alcohol,
can benefit from oxycontin drug addiction treatment services
like those offered by Oxycontin Addiction Treatment. Group
and individual therapy, use of the twelve steps, learning
about the nature of oxycontin drug addiction, and learning
new coping and life skills can all contribute to recovery
from addiction to oxycontin and other drugs. Recovery is possible,
but the sufferer of drug addiction must first recognize that
there is a problem.
OAT’s oxycontin addiction treatment program
is designed to help people recover from the abuse of oxycontin,
alcohol, and other drugs. Many people cannot recover from
addiction to oxycontin without help. We can help people who
suffer from addiction get started on the road to recovery.
If you or someone you care about is abusing oxycontin and
needs help, please call OAT today at 888.866.6165.
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