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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

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