A certain prescription drug by the name of Oxycontin was introduced in 1996 as a breakthrough for the treatment of severe chronic pain. The drug has become a problem in recent years, after abusers discovered that crushing the time - release tablets and snorting or injecting the powder gives an immediate, heroin - like high. The drug has been the cause in more than 1000 deaths nationwide.
Prescription painkillers such as oxycontin now rank second to marijuana as the most - abused drug in the country, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. …
