Shelby
12-20-2005, 10:24 PM
Teen Abuse of Painkiller OxyContin on the Rise
by Chris Arnold
OxyContin can deliver a high similar to that of a heroin rush. Many teens who abuse OxyContin crush up the 12-hour time release pills and snort them, so they get hit with all the opiate at once. Getty Images
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5061674 (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5061674)
by Chris Arnold
OxyContin can deliver a high similar to that of a heroin rush. Many teens who abuse OxyContin crush up the 12-hour time release pills and snort them, so they get hit with all the opiate at once. Getty Images
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5061674 (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5061674)