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- In 1996 the Purdue Pharmaceutical company students came out with the Oxycontin, the first oxycodone pain medication that is time released (MSContin is also made by ... Before long, they

were complaining to their own doctors of phantom ailments that would require medication for pain. Then pharmacies were targeted. ... You can see why, particularly for people who suffer chronic pain, a medication like OxyContin can be so beneficial: It can potentially provide

up to four ... Limbaugh: "I am addicted to prescription pain ... were looking into the illegal sale of the prescription drugs OxyContin and hydrocodone. ... Oxycontin is best described as an opioid analgesic. This