Oxycodone Misuse Dramatically Increases
The Times has revealed that prescriptions for the addictive opiate Oxycodone have increase 430% in Scotland since 2002. Oxycodone has recently been in the news due to the accidental overdose by actor Heath Ledger. Oxycodone is a powerful opiate that is used as a postoperative painkiller for cancer patients and has become one of the most widely abused illicit drugs in the United States.
The DaytaTree Opinion: The widespread availability and abuse of a legally-available opiate has important implications for workplace drug testing and school drug testing programs.
The DaytaTree Team