Oxycodone Addiction occurs when the medication is taken for longer than prescribed. Oxycodone is derived from an opiate alkaloid and is used most often for post-operative pain. This drug can also be used as a cough suppressant when taken in liquid form. This medication has become one of the most commonly abused drugs in the United States as well as other countries. Prescription Medication has replaced many recreational drugs as prices continue to rise and users turn to others sources to feed their addiction. Oxycodone finds itself on the top of this list of abused Prescription Medication.

Oxycodone Addiction is well known in the recovery community. There have been a great number of relapses attributed to Oxycodone. Addicts who are already in recovery have been prescribed the pain killer as a result of an operation and their addiction is awakened when the prescription runs out and withdrawal starts. The company that manufactures Oxycodone, Pharma, has been involved in litigation and has paid fines in the millions for fraudulent marketing practices. Pharmaceutical companies that manufacture this type of medication are ethically and legally bound to protect the prospective customers by offering full disclosure and warnings on the label.

The FDA is responsible for distribution of prescription drugs and does regulate and classify those drugs that can lead to abuse; but the government can do just so much.
Ultimately the responsibility falls on the person using the drug to educate themselves and have friends or family members participate in their recovery. Detox and addiction treatment may become necessary for those that find themselves in the grips of withdrawal.