by Leonard Konis

Created on: July 08, 2011

  Prescribed Opioid analgesic Oxycodone (Brand name OxyContin) relieves and blocks extreme pain, caution miss - prescribed, dangerously addictive and abused.1  Opiod derived from medicinal opium poppy plant. 2 Since 1939, the OxyContin prescribed to alleviate severe pain associated to arthritis, lower back pain, fractures, discomfort relief from childbirth and frequently administered to treat pain in cancer patients.  Addicts of Oxycodone seek frequent induced unsupervised euphoria or pain relief.

3 In 2009, the epidemic use of Oxycodone attributed to the 1,185 related deaths, reported by Florida medical examiner. 6  Oxycodone addicts ingest, inhale the drug (snorting) or inject the medication after dissolving in water. 3 Frequently reported in the news, people stealing Oxycodone or purchase the "poor man's heroin" (OxyContin). The addictive crisis use of the OxyContin, provides a scoundrel economic benefit for illegal and legal sale of the drug: "Street prices vary depending on geographic location, but generally OxyContin sells for between 50 cents and $1 per milligram. Thus, the same 100 - tablet bottle purchased for $400 at retail pharmacy can sell for $2,000 to $4,000 illegally." 5 Emergency rooms have reported increasingly alarming number overdose cases of OxyContin  and drug treatment programs seen more addicts, seeking substance abuse help. 8 

  The Food and Drug Administration concerned pain killers especially Oxycodone (OxyContin) increasingly being miss-prescribed and steadily becoming more addictive. The FDA seeks pharmaceutical controlled release methods and preventive abuse of the drug OxyContin. 7 State Legislatures have taken legal action by requiring documentation when the drug is dispensed and creating databases that monitors the sale of Oxycodone to individuals. 9

 In June 20011, Acura Pharmaceuticals received a trademark patent Aversion Technology, prevent the addictive and abuse use of opioid analgesic drugs by an added compound. 10 Pfizer Pharmaceutical and Acura Pharmaceutical have a strategic partnership. On June 20, 2011 - The Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of Oxecta a painkiller, distributed by Pfizer pharmaceutical. The drug developed by Acura and King Pharmaceuticals (previous name Acurox), Pfizer bought King drug company for $3.6

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