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How OxyContin became one of America's most widely abused prescription drugs
- GordonS 10y agoOxyContin isn't the only drug that makes exaggerated claims of longevity. DHC Continus (extended relase dihydrocodeine) claims to last 12 hours, but for me at least only lasts 7-8 hours. I've also been on extended release Tramadol in the past, which only lasted around 6 hours.
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- GordonS 10y ago> The company invited doctors to dinner seminars and flew them to weekend junkets at resort hotels, where they were encouraged to prescribe OxyContin and promote it to colleagues back home. This is just plain wrong. Pharmaceutical companies shouldn't be permitted to use this kind of 'bribery'. Is this just a US thing? I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure this kind of behaviour is not permitted across Europe.