I was a member of the original research and development team for Oxycontin and MS-contin (that is, morphine sulfate) drug products in the 1980's at Purdue Pharma (at that time known as Purdue-Frederick). The drug product was never developed for the purpose of grinding up, and it was never approved for grinding up and subsequent administration by snorting.
The problem is not the drug product itself, which has relieved the pain of many for over 3 decades. The problem is with those who choose to abuse the use of the medication.
Over-eating will kill, but the problem is not with the food, but with the glutton. There's your "duh."
No different than with Oxycontin.
I later had the privilege of serving as a Review Chemist with FDA, vested with granting approvals for drug products intended for marketing. FDA approves product labeling.
Products prescribed and consumed as labeled are with few exceptions clinically safe and effective.
Common sense should inform users to follow the label, but it is not the problem of the product that some people choose to ignore the label.
FReegards!
