Oxycontin has been called “Hillbilly Heroin”, and for a very good reason; it costs much less, but still ruins lives. It is easily available to those who learn to manipulate their doctor into giving them medication they don’t actually need.
Cliff, the man being interviewed, gives a poignant account of how his addiction to Oxycontin had actually began with a prescription for Tylenol 3 that he had received after an injury. Sadly, this is how many addicts begin their terrible journey. "His...