While abuse of OxyContin was once seen as a "white-collar" addiction, this problem has been on the rise among all ethnic and economic groups.
When "Methadone Treatment" was first put into use to treat opiate addiction, it was meant to be a 20-day process, although methadone treatment facilities are currently run based on their profitability which keeps individuals on methadone indefinitely.
Withdrawal symptoms from Oxycontin are similar to that of many opiate-based drugs such as heroin, morphine, Dilaudid, methadone, and codeine.
Over 60 percent (64.6%) of emergency department patients seeking detox in 2009 followed up with some form of follow-up treatment.