Will an “abuse-proof” pill solve OxyContin addiction and trafficking?

As a total newbie to drugs, and one who is dealing with ever increasing pain, cause cannot be addressed, does pot work at all? I have never been able to tolerate any of the pain meds I have been given. Diet programs they are, pain relief, they are not.

Does pot really provide some level of help. Pain is from arthritis, bone and tendon damage, inflammation has damaged many systems.

Is pot an answer to the problem of addiction to oxy for people who use things like that?

Give them a sugar pill and say it's this new pill...and let them think it's helping..All it takes is one time for them to get it in their heads that this is a wonder pill..and their minds will believe it..and NO MORE PAIN....

Oh and a question for anyone with the knowledge. In Texas our Oxycontin street prices are way below the national average, Anyone have any insight as to maybe why this is?

Here in Texas we are not pleased with the new Oxycontin. Despie falling street prices for Oxycontin, I now buy more heroin than OXY when it used to be the other way around

There is no way drug companies are going to lose out on profiting from drugs like Oxy. Purdue Pharma is already profiting off the new "tamper proof" version of Oxy (OP) and its patent on original OC doesn't expire until April 2013 so it's raking in money hand over fist. It has done nothing to address the scores of addicts it has created.

Sadly no. There will always be another pill to replace it.

Seriously.....Medicine is there to help ....but...it is mis-used.
What really can be done ?

Heroin is from the same plant as oxcy's...after refining.
Poppys ....then opium....then heroin...then....oxcydodone...then oxycotin.
then...super pill ?
"What would you like drug makers to do more immediately to address the issues around habit-forming pain medication? "
Stop making them ?
Make them freely available to annnnyone who wants them and let civilization go to hell ?

Here is a thought...
OxyContin: Abuse

OxyContin, sometimes referred to as “hillbilly heroin,” has a high potential for abuse and is sold and traded on the street. The high street value directly relates to the increase in OxyContin-related thefts from individuals and pharmacies.

The illegal distribution of the opium-derived drug is big business around the world. OxyContin can be obtained illegally through “doctor shopping,” robbery, falsified prescriptions, through the diversion of pharmacy employees or improper prescribing practices of doctors.

OxyContin is one of the most highly abused prescription drugs. Detox from the opiate should be medically supervised and in some cases, requires in-patient treatment.

So now a smart pill will replace something like the above ?

At some point the world morphed into doing whats right to doing what will earn a profit...i'm skeptical

No people will turn to street drugs to get the High that they were getting from the Oxy. Heroin is a hard drug to quit. Even harder to stay away from when You do quit.

I do believe there already is one. Unlike regular pills, when mixed with water it becomes a gel instead of a solution so it cannot be injected. I don't remember what its called but it does exist.

If a man gets into a habit, is he getting his righteous gay on?

The use of oxycontin is not very prevalent here in central florida. I've seen the Vanguard "Oxycontin Express" and believe me, down south is a world away from the central region. I am currently on oxycodone for debilitating back pain. I had taken Percocets in the beginning but when I moved from my osteo Dr to a management Dr. things changed. They prescribed me oxycodone and I thought it was magic. My pain was gone. I take less than what is prescribed and I hate heroin. Tried it a couple of times in the early 90's and hated it. I don't get "high" from the pills. I'm just trying to live without pain. The idea that I would use heroin is ridiculous although this pain killer is almost the same thing. It is VERY addictive by nature. I just wish there was another way. I tried therapy, yoga, upside down machines....the list goes on and on. My Dr. did tell me that if I had good insurance that I could get stem cells injected into the affected tissue that is causing the pain and it would poss regrow some of the degeneration due to an injury when I was younger. Huh, ya mean treat the cause instead of the symptom. Interesting thought although there is more money in the former rather than the latter.

man in the film said" I think your hooked on heroin the day you start doing a perk."
Not so....perks are from Doctors ..easy to get.....Heroin is on the street...not every one has street connections.

Good Story Vanguard.

Is there really a NEED for another PILL ?
Just another habit.

"What would you like drug makers to do more immediately to address the issues around habit-forming pain medication? "

" HABIT " There is nothing drug makers can do !
You try one once....you like it...you make it a habit.
Any HABIT is decided by the individual.