Ontario Oxycontin Detox and Oxycodone Treatment

Looking for an Ontario Oxycontin rehab for a loved one or yourself can be a frustrating experience. What type of Oxycontin rehab treatment is the best? How long should the Oxycontin treatment last? Should the Oxycontin detox or rehab be an residential or public rehabilitation treatment?

Oxycontin addiction has grown exponentially in the last decade - sadly a lot of these addicts are individuals who were given these pills by their doctors in order to reduce physical pain. They then got addicted on these pills which they continued receiving from their local physician. Illegal distribution of OxyContin also began through pharmacy diversion, dishonest physicians, "doctor shopping," fake prescriptions, and robbery, all of which divert the pharmaceutical products to the illicit market. The increase of this situation coincides with the increase of the legal use of the drug. The Oxycodone contained in OxyContin produces opiate-like effects, and is considered a "reasonable substitute" for heroin. The most commonly diverted dosages are the 40mg and 80mg strengths.

We can help you with drug rehabilitation in Ontario if you need a drug rehabilitation, oxycontin treatment, or oxycodone detox center. We are here to help you find an Ontario drug rehab center.

Ontario Addiction Helpline can help you find:

• Oxycontin detox in Ontario
• Oxycontin rehabs in Ontario
• Oxycontin addiction treatment
• Oxycontin withdrawal treatments
• Oxycontin addiction programs in specific cities such as Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Windsor, Mississauga, London, Kitchener and many other Ontario cities and regions

Oxycontin is the brand name for Oxycodone, a drug first synthesized in a German laboratory in 1916, a few years after the German pharmaceutical company Bayer had stopped the mass production of heroin due to addiction and abuse by both patients and physicians. It was hoped that Oxycodone would retain the analgesic effects of morphine and heroin with less of the euphoric effect which led to addiction and over-use. To some extent this was achieved, as oxycodone does not "hit" the central nervous system with the same immediate punch that heroin or morphine do and it does not last as long. The subjective experience of a "high" was still reported for oxycodone, nonetheless Oxycodone made its way into medical usage in small increments in most Western countries. Oxycontin, the most common brand for Oxycodone, began to spread widely in 1996 - by 2001 the drug became the number 1 selling painkiller. However, following the growth of Oxycontin, the cases of Oxycontin addiction largely increased as well. Ontario is no exception to this increase, and Ontario Addiction Helpline has observed this through a massive increase in Oxycontin addiction related calls. Contact us free of charge if you have an Oxycontin problem.