Demand for Drug Rehab High Among Blue-Collar & Elderly

Pittsburgh - The number of Oxycontin addicts is still so great that demand for drug treatment & rehab centers hasn't diminished.

"We're not seeing a decline in the rate of admissions," said Dr. Neil Capretto, a Vandergrift native who is clinical director of the Gateway Rehabilitation Center.
Many drugs are being abused, but of particular interest to the area is the powerful pain-killer OxyContin.

Part of the reason may be the demographics of the region. There are large numbers of elderly people and blue-collar workers, he said.

Older people tend to have more medical problems ranging from arthritis to cancer and doctors prescribe OxyContin, Capretto said. The pills, meant to manage pain, are getting into the hands of others and ultimately causing pain...and death.

14 Year old dies from OxyContin / Hydrocodone overdose

A 14-year-old boy accused of giving prescription drugs to a 16-year-old who later died of an overdose was arrested Thursday afternoon at his Lake Worth middle school, police said.

The boy is accused of giving the drugs OxyContin and hydrocodone to Richard William Tomerlin and another boy.

As a rule, the names of juvenile criminal suspects are not made public.

Tomerlin spent the night of Jan. 13 at a north Fort Worth apartment complex. When friends could not awaken him the morning of Jan. 14, they called 911. The former Fossil Ridge High School student was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Hospital employees found OxyContin in his pocket.

Utah sees more deaths from Oxycontin, etc than from illicit drugs.

KSL News - "When it comes to drug overdoses, more Utahns are dying from prescription drugs than from drugs that are illegal.
In 2005, taking drugs like Lortab, Oxycontin and the Fentanyl patch killed more Utahns than taking illicit drugs.
And most of the overdoses were accidents--- less than 30 percent of the deaths were suicide or murder.
The average age of an overdose victim last year was 40 years old."
ksl.com - Utah's Online Source for Local News & Information Prescription Drug Overdoses on the Rise: "

Doctor Convicted for trafficking Oxycodone (OxyContin)

Fort Pierce, Florida - Dr. Asuncion Luyao is convicted of trafficking oxycodone, racketeering and manslaughter in the death of a patient. The physician's license was suspended after her arrest a year ago, and she could spend the rest of her life in prison. The upcoming sentencing is in April.
Since the arrest last year, local Florida street prices for OxyCOntin have tripled in price.
The problem continues to grow, and the need is greater for education, prevention and drug rehab centers for those addicted to the powerful pain-killer drug which can easily be abused.

Codex Alimentarius, Health Freedom

Stop Codex Alimentarius and Protect Health Freedom!

Codex Alimentarius is a looming threat to your health and health freedom. If you care about natural health care, you need to know about Codex Alimentarius.

According the official documentation, "The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme." Allegedly, "the main purposes of this Programme are protecting health of the consumers and ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations."
Unfortunately, the stated purposes of the organization actually work against the natural health industry. They intend to all but eliminate vitamin & mineral supplements, destroy organic farming principles and promote the use of pharmaceutical prescription drugs. Natural medicine will become a thing of the past, as will our health as a country.

Codex Alimentarius is a looming threat to your health and health
freedom. If you care about natural health care, visit healthfreedomusa.org to
stop Codex Alimentarius and protect health freedom!

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Florida Marlins: Suspended player had "problem" with OxyContin

Jeff Allison, first round draft pick for Major League Baseball's Florida Marlins was suspended. After missing the 2004 season for failing a marijuana test, Allison later admitted to having a 'problem' with OxyContin. 'Problem' doesn't necessarily imply addiction, but any improper use of the drug is abuse.

Winnipeg Web Design gets OxyContin Abuse Resource #1 ranking in MSN

Winnipeg Web Design Company, the vine multimedia helped us get #1 rankings in the MSN search engine for OxyContin Abuse. Our mission is to help people find information on how to deal with drug abuse, rehab, etc, especially from Oxycontin. We are grateful for the help that they have provided.
Check out our post on their blog: Winnipeg Web Design by the vine multimedia: OxyContin Abuse Resource gets #1 ranking in MSN

Records reveal: OxyContin was promoted aggressively to doctors.

An article summarizing the scandal with OxyContin marketing states that "The maker of OxyContin has spent nearly $150 million in recent years persuading doctors to prescribe the painkiller for a growing list of ailments, promoting it aggressively even as the death toll from abuse soared".
The article continues by outlining some questionable actions regarding the business plan for the drug, the corporate goals of Purdue Pharma (the maker), and popular use of the drug for conditions other than cancer, for which it was originally developed.

Read the entire article: OxyContin was promoted aggressively to doctors, records show