Doctors initially started recommending patients take it more frequently​, but the drug maker new it's only real benefit was the 12 hour pain relief. So they mo

Doctors initially started recommending patients take it more frequently​, but the drug maker new it's only real benefit was the 12 hour pain relief. So they mounted a campaign to convince doctors to increase dosages instead. This was apparently the more harmful of the 2 options. Here's an article on the subject: http://www.latimes.com/projects/oxycontin-part1/ http://www.latimes.com/projects/oxycontin-part1/