OxyContin is the most abused prescription drug of the last 20 years. Its similarity to heroin makes it a potently addictive drug. Some have even nicknamed it hillbilly heroin.
Articles tagged with teens
- Teen Brains More Sensitive to Oxycodone than Adult Brains
The study results seem to indicate that Oxycodone, taken in adolescence, affects the brain in ways that leave the central nervous system more sensitive to the drug even into adulthood. Some say that the study supports not only an elevated sensitivity in adolescents to Oxycodone but perhaps to any addictive substance. more...
- 13-Year-Old Boy Dies from OxyContin Overdose
13-year-old Alexander Aiken died of an OxyContin overdose. more...