Oxycontin Addiction Rehab Treatment, Lethbridge, Alberta, Oxycontin Detox Program Lethbridge, AB
One Lethbridge, Alberta headline read “Men obtain $3.4 million worth of Oxycontin pills in double-doctoring scheme”. Two men have been charged with illegally obtaining Oxycontin in a ‘double-doctoring’ scheme. A yearlong investigation by Calgary Police led them to the two suspects. The accused are alleged to have obtained 85 prescriptions from more than a dozen doctors in Alberta and B.C. between February 4th, 2009 and July 15th, 2010. They then filled the prescriptions at pharmacies in Alberta and B.C., sometimes filling the same prescription in both provinces, a method known as double doctoring.
The accused were prescribed roughly $3.4 million worth of Oxycontin pills. They would then sell it on the street for profit. Both men are facing numerous charges; including uttering a forged document, failing to disclosed a previous prescription and fraud under $5,000.
Users of this drug can range in very young in age to very old. It is usually easily accessible due to dealers who have access to the drugs. Oxycontin is a very addictive drug that is prescribed by doctors to treat pain. Some of the side effects of this drug include abdominal pain, dizziness, anxiety, impotence, dry mouth and even death in severe cases.
Without a proper prescription for this drug a person trying to obtain them illegally may be found guilty of an indictable crime, which can carry a sentence of up to 7 years. Additionally, anyone in possession of the drug found to have intent to sell it would be guilty of a crime that is punishable with life in prison. Even with these strict penalties, many people still continue to sell and use this drug in the city of Lethbridge.
But before it gets to the point where law has to intervene, it is very wise to send addicts to an Oxycontin detox or an Oxycontin rehab treatment in order for them to get over their addiction. Many people need to be confronted on their addiction in order to accept treatment, there is the process called intervention, which helps with that. Many Oxycontin rehab treatments provide intervention services. We are here to help you find the most suitable Oxycontin detox program or rehab center in Lethbridge and all of Canada.
