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 …showed first 75 words of 389 total…

…showed last 75 words of 389 total…in difficult situations with their physicians. Due to the addiction and overdoses caused by abusers, physicians do not want to prescribe to the true chronic pain patients properly. Therefore these patients are not being cared for because lack of trust by their doctors. There are several different views to this project. My view is that this will be a huge epidemic that will harm several people if nothing is done, but what can be done?