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Be sure to listen to Prescription Addiction
Radio, Sunday night at 9pm on WGUL 860am, or live online
at
www.860am.townhall.com.
Successes From a Few of
Our Recent Patients:
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Salesman:
"I was nervous coming in but could
have never imagined a better experience. The people make
the difference.
Never seen such a cohesive / caring
group.
Montana,
JJ and Patty are the best that there are. That doesn't
mean Jean, Nancy, Bill, Tom and others like Leigh
weren't terrific.
But these guys have made a difference in my
life. The
food: 10.
Danette is absolutely
wonderful.
Because of JJ and Montana I realized
that the way you feel about yourself, your integrity and
morals are a part of the vicious cycle of drinking. They gave me the
insight and determination to take this to the next level
and enter a subsequent program to fix what is wrong with
me.
I was really anxious coming here. I came from far
away with only references on the internet. Now I actually
don't want to leave. It's been a long
time since I have been with such caring and supporting
people."
Retired Businessman:
"The caring staff have been there for me
through the tough times. I feel that JJ
is like a son to me. Montana,
Jessica, Jean, Patty, Frances, Scott, Nicole, Tim, Tom,
Danette, Steve, Paula were all great. Steve talked to
me on a high level of intellect which I respected.
I have traveled all over the world and if
I could take Bill and Nancy with me I would never let
anyone else cook for me.
For the first time I have decided to
follow up after I have become clean and sober at Novus
to continue my trek towards a sober, productive and
happy life by pursuing a career in addiction recovery,
following my treatment at St.
Judes."
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FDA TO APPROVE NEW
FORMULATION OF LEGAL HEROIN
By Steve Hayes,
Director
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Purdue Pharma, the
company that, along with three principal officers, pled
guilty in May of 2007 to criminal charges of misleading
doctors and patients about the addictive qualities of
OxyContin and paid a fine of $634 million, is
back.
Are they now coming to the
FDA and the American people to show that they regret
that their lies caused the deaths of thousands and the
destruction of the lives of tens of
thousands? No, Purdue Pharma has other
motives. They see a further decrease in their
sales caused by the truth about OxyContin-"legal
heroin"- causing doctors and patients to look for
alternatives. On top of this, the increased
scrutiny by the press and the public is starting to
reduce the portion, estimated to be as much as 50%, of
the OxyContin manufactured by Purdue being diverted for
abuse by addicts.
In a carefully
orchestrated attempt to convince the FDA that OxyContin
can be made less able to be diverted for abuse by
addicts, Purdue Pharma is asking the FDA to approve a
new "formulation" of their "legal heroin" that they
promise will be more "tamper proof." Purdue is
insisting that this means it will be less easy to be
crushed and snorted or injected into veins.
John F. Kennedy could have
been talking about Purdue Pharma and their motives when
he stated, "The great enemy of the truth is very often
not the lie: deliberate, continued, and dishonest; but
the myth: persistent, persuasive, and
unrealistic."
Here we have the myth
being spewed by Purdue Pharma that their form of "legal
heroin" is really going to be ok now that they have made
it harder for addicts to abuse their drug.
Purdue doesn't say that OxyContin is now less addictive
or deadly. They do not address the fact that many
of the addictions and deaths caused by this drug have
been experienced by people taking the drug as prescribed
by a medical doctor.
No, in anticipation of the
myth of a safer OxyContin being given FDA approval,
Purdue is seeking to hire many more drug salesmen.
However, there are serious doubts that the new
formulation even does what Purdue asserts.
Here is a press release
from Larry G, the host of the Prescription Addiction
Radio show. Please pass this around to your
friends and listen to Larry's show as he exposes the
myth being spread by Purdue
Pharma.
The Prescription
Addiction Radio Show - Breaking the Silence - April 27
and May 4 "OXYCONTIN AND THE
FDA"
On May 5, 2008, the FDA is
holding a hearing to discuss approving what Purdue
Pharma claims is "a safer formulation" of OxyContin,
which is essentially "legal heroin." Larry Golbom, host
of The Prescription Addiction Radio show, will be
presenting evidence at the upcoming FDA hearing on May
5. This Sunday night, April 27, and also on May 4
at 9 PM on WGUL 860 AM (streamed live on the internet at
www.860wgul.com) , Larry G discusses what he states every
police narcotics officer, addiction specialist and drug
addict knows: "OXYCONTIN IS INTERCHANGEABLE WITH
HEROIN!"
Larry G states:
"Oxycontin-implicated deaths have become legendary
in the beginning of our 21st century. The
molecular similarity between the active ingredient of
Oxycontin, oxycodone, and heroin is a fact. Every
narcotics officer, DEA agent, addiction specialist and
addict knows that heroin and oxycodone are
interchangeable and both cause lethal overdoses.
The FDA has ignored this fact for years while thousands
have died, thousands more have become addicted and
countless families have suffered."
He continues, "The
introduction of Oxycontin in 1995 has increased deaths
and addictions from a legal drug not seen since the
introduction of heroin as a 'safe' alternative to
morphine over 100 years ago." According to
the FDA's own reporting system, the active ingredients
of the new formulations accounted for the most deaths
related to prescription drugs between 1998 and
2005.
In May of 2007 in a
federal lawsuit brought against Purdue in Virginia,
Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, its
president, top lawyer and former chief medical officer
admitted to criminal liability and agreed to pay $634.5
million in fines for claiming OxyContin was less
addictive and less subject to abuse than other pain
medications-claims that the company admitted were untrue
when they made them.
The unrelenting talk show
host says, "The FDA is on notice that Purdue Pharma
made false claims that led to thousands of deaths and
devastated lives. An approval by the FDA of
Purdue's unproven claims will lead to even greater
numbers of deaths and ruined lives because more doctors
will mistakenly believe that it is safe to prescribe
OxyContin."
Join The Prescription
Addiction Radio Show - Breaking the Silence on April
27th and on May 4th on WGUL 860 AM at 9 PM (streamed
live on the internet at www.860wgul.com ) as Larry G discusses the flaws and
misrepresentations in Purdue Pharma's application to the
FDA. Every medical professional, media person and
family member fighting addiction from a prescription
drug should be interested in these shows. Let the
FDA know you are listening!
Hosted by Larry G., a
registered pharmacist for over 30 years, The
Prescription Addiction Radio Show, sponsored by Novus
Medical Detox Center (http://www.novusdetox.com), is dedicated to the thousands of
families who are being or have been affected by the
misuse of prescription drugs.
How terrible it must be
for the executives at Purdue Pharma. The more
people suffer from pain the more OxyContin they
sell. Their biggest nightmare must be that someone
will find a cure for the types of pain that lead people
to take OxyContin. We know that they are willing
to lie to protect their profits. Their guilty plea
proved this.
Please listen to Larry's
show and let the FDA know that approving this new
"OxyContin" will only lead to more deaths and more
addiction. Purdue Pharma is one of those companies
who we hope to call on the phone and get the message,
"This number is no longer in
service."
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