Don't punish the guilty....punish the innocent who need help!!! Jean . . .
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From: Poutinen, Jay To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 10:30 AM
Subject: Large-dose OxyContin stopped
What a shame this is--take the med away from people who need it to protect the illegals from themselves.
May 11, 2001
STAMFORD, Connecticut (AP) -- The manufacturer of the prescription painkiller OxyContin has suspended shipments of its large-dose tablets of the drug, citing growing problems with drug abuse.
Purdue Pharma's decision comes a week after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency announced its strategy to combat rising abuse of the drug.
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