OxyContin abuse down with time-release formula
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There's more evidence that the new formulation of OxyContin, the time-release version of oxycodone, is discouraging abuse of the powerful drug. But the reformulation, introduced in August 2010 to make it harder to crush the medicine into powder, limiting the ability to snort, inject or smoke it, may be causing other problems, researchers warn. Interviewed recently, only about 13 percent of addicts with an opioid dependence said it was their primary drug of abuse, compared to about 36 percent prior to the new version hitting the shelves. ...
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