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.
Oxycontin abuse needs to be handled with effective rehabilitation. If you or anyone you know is in need of help please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650.