Anti-Drug Abuse Measure Drives Many Addicts to Heroin – Los Angeles Times

Published July 14, 2012

Anti-drug abuse measure drives many addicts to heroin – Los Angeles Times
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
In the record book of unintended consequences, this one’s sure to be a groan-worthy entry: A frightening rise in addiction to the drug OxyContin prompts a reformulation that makes the prescription pain medication harder to abuse. So addicts switch to heroin instead.
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Abuse-Proof OxyContin Pushes Addicts to Heroin and Other Opioids, Survey Finds – Time
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In other words, the problem is not the drug, but the need for it. When doctors simply cut off patients whom they discover to be misusing drugs, or when pharmaceutical companies introduce abuse-deterrent formulas, the need that drives addiction …
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Drug addiction vaccine: Medicine's next big thing?

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Addiction is a progressive problem in the United States. Since 1980, the number of deaths related to drug overdoses has risen over 540 percent. (Source: http://www.michaelshouse.com). WHY DO PEOPLE TAKE DRUGS: To feel good Most abused drugs …
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