The Purdue OxyContin addiction and abuse hearing is complete and distribution of the $634.5 million is approved. Where will the money go? Some of it is earmarked for those who have already sued Purdue Pharma, but most of the rest goes to one branch or another of the government – law enforcement, Medicare, and other unnamed Federal departments. The judge who approved the distribution said he would rather the money go to the victims of OxyContin abuse, but he approved the arrangement nevertheless. It looks like most of those suffering from OxyContin addiction will be on their own when it comes to finding a successful drug rehab program that can help get them off the drug.

Twenty victims or their families appeared at the hearing. Most of them wanted jail time for the three Purdue executives who pled guilty to misleading the public regarding the addictive qualities of OxyContin - not surprising when you consider that one of the speakers presented a small bottle containing the ashes of her dead son.

How many victims of OxyContin addiction are out there needing drug rehab? Millions of prescriptions have been written and it’s apparently not difficult to get hooked. Kenny Keith of Roanoke was reported to have said to it took very little time for him to get addicted to the painkiller and that the withdrawal symptoms were worse than the pain he was trying to alleviate by taking the drug.

Addiction to prescription drugs like OxyContin has become epidemic in the U.S.  Law enforcement officials in Florida, for example, said that prescription drug abuse has reached unprecedented levels and is now considered a serious threat.
 
If you or anyone you know has been taking OxyContin for an extended period of time, it is wise to suspect addiction and get into a drug rehab program now.

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