https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq In August of 2015 the FDA approved OxyCodone to be used by children as young as 11 en-us 2016-02-08 02:16:56 UTC 2016-04-06 20:42:36 UTC hello@padlet.com http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1875396.1406007975!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_635/64393-04-ms117-9396.jpg jshine91 https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104464928 2016-04-06 20:00:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104464928 jshine91 https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104465564 2016-04-06 20:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104465564 jshine91 https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104466876
Christopher Oates died of a Heroin addiction and it all started with him abusing OxyCodone. Another child from his high school explained that all of the cool kids would go to these house parties and the OxyCodone would be out and available to use.  They would crush it up and snort it.  Christopher ended down the wrong path. After abusing high dosages of OxyCodone, it was not enough for him to experience the high he wanted. He turned to Heroin, which is another opioid but stronger.]]> 2016-04-06 20:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104466876 jshine91 https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104467859 Think "crack babies" but with oxycontin]]> 2016-04-06 20:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104467859 jshine91 https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104468344 How could the FDA approve children to use Oxycontin when there are babies born addicted to prescription opioids? Some of these babies born with opioid addictions are dying early on too.]]> 2016-04-06 20:22:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104468344 jshine91 https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104469312 Oycodone, just like any other opioid, interacts with the mu opioid receptors (MOR) in the body, brain, and spinal cord. When activated the receptors bring pain relief by interrupting the communication of nerve pain to the brain. The Oxycodone elevates the levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain which causes the person taking the OxyCodone to be in a very deep euphoric state.  This causes the abuse potential to become so high.]]> 2016-04-06 20:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104469312 jshine91 https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104470192 2016-04-06 20:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104470192 jshine91 https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104470698 2016-04-06 20:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jshine91/2rep4t17tkkq/wish/104470698