OxyContin . . . Hillbilly Heroin . . . may get a lot cheaper

[BaliBabyDoc]

Rush Limbaugh must be smiling

Purdue Pharma LP's patents covering its blockbuster painkiller OxyContin are invalid, according to Judge Sidney Stein of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Purdue admitted that Kaiko's 'discovery' was made solely in his head, but claimed that it was valid even though the company was unable to prove it to be true.

You know that story sounds curiously familiar . . .

In his ruling, Judge Stein wrote that "Purdue made a deliberate decision to misrepresent to the US Patent Office a 'theoretical argument' and an 'expectation' as a precisely quantified 'result' or 'discovery'".

. . . now I remember.

 

[Spencer278]

Well this news will make rush happy.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: Spencer278
Well this news will make rush happy.

How so? His pain medication has been changed.

CkG

 

[Pliablemoose]

Hillbilly Heroin?

The hillbilly's are using meth that they cook up in their basements/backyard/trailer.

 

[burnedout]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Hillbilly Heroin?

The hillbilly's are using meth that they cook up in their basements/backyard/trailer.

OxyContin stimulates the opioid receptors. And from what I gathered during my vacation last month back home in SE KY, "Oxy's" have unfortunately become the drug of choice in Appalachia. The Lexington Herald-Leader also reported the results of state-sponsored investigations indicating that trade and abuse of this drug has literally reached epidemic proportions among rural residents in E. KY, E TN and SW VA. The reports may be on the paper's website or perhaps on the Louisville paper's website.

Indeed, one can find Meth out there. However, my understanding is that Oxy's are so easily obtainable.

A little closer to the family, my cousin's wife's nephew OD'd on Oxy's and died the day after Christmas. I'm also somewhat ashamed to admit that another family member back there is addicted to the crap. This person shells out $120/wk for the habit.

 

[DealMonkey]

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY

Originally posted by: Spencer278
Well this news will make rush happy.

How so? His pain medication has been changed.

CkG

Once an addict, always an addict . . .

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

A little closer to the family, my cousin's wife's nephew OD'd on Oxy's and died the day after Christmas. I'm also somewhat ashamed to admit that another family member back there is addicted to the crap. This person shells out $120/wk for the habit.

Drug addiction is a serious problem in America and all of these people . . . regardless of their status in life deserve our sympathy and assistance.

Hmm, well . . . almost everybody. j/k . . . Rush needs love, too.

 

[Pliablemoose]

You-all wouldn't believe the resources tied up giving outpatients their pain medication @ my hospital.

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: DealMonkey

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY

Originally posted by: Spencer278
Well this news will make rush happy.

How so? His pain medication has been changed.

CkG

Once an addict, always an addict . . .

typical neo-con respose

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: burnedout

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Hillbilly Heroin?

The hillbilly's are using meth that they cook up in their basements/backyard/trailer.

OxyContin stimulates the opioid receptors. And from what I gathered during my vacation last month back home in SE KY, "Oxy's" have unfortunately become the drug of choice in Appalachia. The Lexington Herald-Leader also reported the results of state-sponsored investigations indicating that trade and abuse of this drug has literally reached epidemic proportions among rural residents in E. KY, E TN and SW VA. The reports may be on the paper's website or perhaps on the Louisville paper's website.

Indeed, one can find Meth out there. However, my understanding is that Oxy's are so easily obtainable.

A little closer to the family, my cousin's wife's nephew OD'd on Oxy's and died the day after Christmas. I'm also somewhat ashamed to admit that another family member back there is addicted to the crap. This person shells out $120/wk for the habit.

I'd say 120 a week isn't bad. Considering the street price is typically .50 to 1.00 a mg, then your family member must have a good dealer. Opiates build nice little tolerances, so most people are doing 80mg a day if not higher...

 

[burnedout]

Originally posted by: Mill

I'd say 120 a week isn't bad. Considering the street price is typically .50 to 1.00 a mg, then your family member must have a good dealer. Opiates build nice little tolerances, so most people are doing 80mg a day if not higher...

Really? Wow. That is useful info, if true. I'm not entirely certain of the exact circumstances surrounding this person's supply. There may in fact be a friendly dealer involved.

We are, however, working on assistance and rehab. This person is in their late 30s and has many immediate family members in the area. So at least a support mechanism exists. I'm obviously not back there but do try to keep abreast of the situation.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: burnedout

Originally posted by: Mill

I'd say 120 a week isn't bad. Considering the street price is typically .50 to 1.00 a mg, then your family member must have a good dealer. Opiates build nice little tolerances, so most people are doing 80mg a day if not higher...

Really? Wow. That is useful info, if true. I'm not entirely certain of the exact circumstances surrounding this person's supply. There may in fact be a friendly dealer involved.

We are, however, working on assistance and rehab. This person is in their late 30s and has many immediate family members in the area. So at least a support mechanism exists. I'm obviously not back there but do try to keep abreast of the situation.

1 dollar a mg is the standard going price in the northeast.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: burnedout

Originally posted by: Mill

I'd say 120 a week isn't bad. Considering the street price is typically .50 to 1.00 a mg, then your family member must have a good dealer. Opiates build nice little tolerances, so most people are doing 80mg a day if not higher...

Really? Wow. That is useful info, if true. I'm not entirely certain of the exact circumstances surrounding this person's supply. There may in fact be a friendly dealer involved.

We are, however, working on assistance and rehab. This person is in their late 30s and has many immediate family members in the area. So at least a support mechanism exists. I'm obviously not back there but do try to keep abreast of the situation.

Well good luck to that member of your family, and hopefully they can break their addiction.