OxyContin Abuse-Deterrent Formulation Has Addicts Switching To Heroin
Executive Summary
New England Journal of Medicine report notes an increase in heroin use among patients with opioid dependence following the introduction of reformulated OxyContin; Purdue post-marketing study also finds an increase in heroin-related calls to poison control centers.
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