[Plutarch]

Purdue has made billions on Oxycontin, but has never gotten around to producing a study showing it works on chronic non-cancer pain. Oxycontin made extremely large doses of oxycodone possible, addiction is the the inevitable result for a significant percentage of patients.

[SarahW]

Oh, garbage.

[Grim]

Oxycontin made extremely large doses of oxycodone possible, addiction is the the inevitable result for a significant percentage of patients.

I don't think that's how it works. The doses are about the same but oxycontin releases slowly giving longer lasting relief from pain.

I took a 3 month course of oxy two years ago after brain surgery and it made my life bearable and almost normal in spite of what would have otherwise been constant, excruciating pain.

It terrifies me to think that because some glue-sniffers are going to abuse the stuff, it will be denied to patients in real need. That is genuinely lunatic.

[chaosagent]

Oxycontin made extremely large doses of oxycodone possible, addiction is the the inevitable result for a significant percentage of patients.

I'm not sure I understand why you would say this. The article seems to indicate that they can't find a non-drug abuser who has taken the drug for pain and gotten addicted to it. Just drug abusers trying the latest new thing and OD'ing on it like they could OD on any addictive drug.