St. Thomas Overrun by OxyContin
Hillbilly Heroin, kicker, oxy…call it what you want, it’s all the same. Local police have become alarmed for these small yellow/white pills that are becoming a big problem.
It’s a narcotic painkiller called OxyContin and it is highly addictive. It’s also called Percocet, Oxycocet, and Percodan when mixed with other things such as aspirin. These oxycodone-based drugs are for moderate to sever pain. However the treatment has side effects of euphoria, or an intense feeling of pleasure, which makes the drug so appealing and addictive.
Health Canada states, “With the purest form of the drug, OxyContin, pills are time-released when taken normally, but when chewed, inhaled through the nose or injected, the effects become stronger.” So strong, that it’s hard not to get addicted to the feeling of stimulation. People become reliant on that feeling and continue to abuse the …