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OxyContin® Abuse and Addiction

Because there is an elevated opiate dosage in OxyContin, it is highly addictive. Its regulated, consistent doses make it appealing. OxyContin is covered by most insurance plans, making it accessible to most people. Oxycontin, like Heroin, Methadone, Vicodin and other opiates affects brain¹s normal pleasure and motivational systems, taking over as the most important motivation in the brain¹s hierarchy. When abused, an Oxycontin tablet can be crushed and swallowed, snorted or injected. This allows the user to feel the powerful effects of the drug in a much shorter time. If someone takes more OxyContin than is needed or prescribed, they are probably abusing the narcotic. In 2002, 10% of twelfth graders said they had used narcotics without a proper prescription. It is important to seek help from an addiction treatment program if you know someone who maybe abusing Oxycontin. Centers that specialize in opiate addiction treatment can help stop the OxyContin abuse. Signs of addiction include a tolerance for the OxyContin, a compulsion to use OxyContin and the experience of withdrawal symptoms without the use of OxyContin. An increased dose may be needed to achieve the original effects of the drug. OxyContin overdoses can occur. Repeated use despite consequences is a sign. Please contact an addiction treatment center if you have questions about the symptoms of OxyContin addiction.