Purdue Pharma, the makers of Oxycontin, have gone to great lengths to push the drug that is responsible for thousands of deaths and causing countless numbers of people to have an addiction to Oxycontin. The billion dollar a year pharmaceutical company has been accused of off-label marketing of Oxycontin on promotional beach hats, pedometers (step counting machines) and CDs.
In other, more underhanded attempts, Purdue Pharma plead guilty in Virginia federal court to misbranding the drug by claiming it had a “less euphoric effect and less abuse potential” than it actually has. The company also claimed that the drug could be stopped at any time without the risk of side effects. In addition to this, the company plead guilty to misguiding health care professionals by suggesting patients take more than initially directed.
Oxycontin addiction is extremely serious and life threatening. People who have an addiction to prescription medication run the risk of disease, serious long-term health related problems, and even death. Oxycontin, once a drug prescribed mainly for terminally ill patients has now become the drug that is making people terminally ill
Narconon Louisiana Produces Positive Changes With Graduate
R.M. spent most of his life running away from his problems. He turned to drugs at the age of 15 and never looked back. Soon he found himself addicted to Oxycontin
Because of his addiction, R.M. ended up serving time in prison. By this time he and his family were almost out of hope and wondered if they would ever get their son back and if he would ever be able to live a life without drugs and alcohol.
Thankfully the family found a real solution to their son’s drug problem through the Narconon Louisiana drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.
Narconon Louisiana is a long-term, inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility, geared towards showing an individual that life without drugs is possible. Located just outside of Baton Rouge, Narconon provides a safe place for addicts to confront their lives and learn how to live drug-free. While most treatment centers focus on the 12-step model of rehabilitation, Narconon Louisiana takes a more non-traditional approach to handling addiction permanently. With a 75% success rate that far surpasses the industry norm, they are major contenders in the war on drugs.
The reason why Narconon Louisiana is so successful is because they don’t subscribe to the idea that addiction is a disease. Instead they work one on one with a client to handle what problems drugs were solutions for. This method allows students to regain control of their lives and handle situations that will come up in the future. Jeff Lukas, Executive Director of Narconon Louisiana explains, “One of the biggest problems that I encounter is that people don’t know how to handle life. You can put someone in a room for two weeks and wait until the drugs are out of their system and they are essentially off drugs. But is their life handled? Are they really better? No – they need to get to the bottom of their addiction. They need to learn how to live.”
That is exactly what R.M. did, upon completing the Narconon Louisiana program he had this to say, “Everyone here has issues that are buried deep when they get here, and it’s hard to talk about them sometimes. However, I learned that by doing this and getting to the root of things we can begin to fix these problems and produce positive changes in our lives.”
Oxycontin Abuse Across The U.S. Results in More Crime
Oxycontin is not only highly addictive, but it is leaving a string of drug-related crime in its wake.
In June 200, a newspaper in Maine reported on an arrest of a drug dealer charged with selling almost $8,000.00 of Oxycontin a week. The drug dealer had been stealing the pills from his wife who was suffering from cancer.
In Ohio a heroin addict that got introduced to Oxycontin at a methadone clinic committed at least 7 aggravated robberies. He was attempting to fund his 800 mg a day Oxycontin habit.
In Virginia the police chief of a town called Pulaski, reported that approximately 90% of all thefts, burglaries, and shoplifting incidents in the area were linked to the abuse of Oxycontin.
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