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Deaths in Florida from OxyContin Abuse

Last Updated on Friday, 15 January 2010 07:21 Written by blogmaster Friday, 15 January 2010 07:21

254528 41231 300x225 Deaths in Florida from OxyContin AbusePrescription drug abuse is one of the growing concerns in the drug crime scene of Florida and this has posed a major threat. The most abused prescription drug however is OxyContin. OxyContin is an opioid analgesic which is like morphine. This drug contains oxycodone. There are other products in the market as well which contain OxyContin but then the strength of this drug is less in those products and excels in acetaminophen or aspirin content with oxycodone. There are many patients who cannot tolerate high doses of acetaminophen or aspirin and that is why, OxyContin substituted as relief drugs for their medical reasons.

The drug was first launched in the market in the year 1996 with the concept that main management should be aggressive. The drug began to work very effectively and soon it became popular. This skyrocketing popularity also led to its abuse in no time. The media attention revealed the reported abuse of OxyContin and the law enforcement authorities came to a conclusion that this expanding crisis of drug abuse is related to opioid addiction. So, the state health care regulator will have to involve themselves more seriously in finding out an effective solution to this threatening problem.
Florida has grown the hotspot of OxyContin abuse in the nation. In the year 2000, a student of the University of Florida died due to OxyContin overdose. It was later found out that the student had been supplied this drug illegally by another student who had stolen it from a local pharmacy. The mother of the dead victim filed a lawsuit against the company which manufactures this medical drug, alleging negligence. Another similar case happened in the state, when a physician of South Florida was arrested with criminal negligence charges for prescribing controlled substances like OxyContin to his patients who died due to it.
Medical surveys throughout the state have revealed a dramatic increase in the number of deaths that have been caused due to OxyContin. A meeting was held by the Florida Board of Medicine Quality Assurance Committee to solve this growing concern of OxyContin abuse. The state Attorney General Bob Butterworth suggested in the meeting that the FDA should withdraw the drug from the market until some reformulations can be done to prevent the abuse. A state representative and a drug czar cited that since this drug has caused a tremendous number of deaths due to its overdose, a system should be introduced to prevent its abuse in any way in the future.

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