PART A: Which statement best describes the relationship between the use of OxyContin and heroin? A. Patients who are prescribed OxyContin and become addicted may use heroin toachieve similar effects for a more affordable cost.
B. Younger patients have a more difficult time being prescribed OxyContin andtherefore must seek out heroin on the streets.
C. While OxyContin is able to alleviate patients’ pain, it doesn’t have the sameeuphoric effects of heroin, encouraging users to turn to the more addictivedrug.
D. Patients who were originally prescribed OxyContin were eventually taken off thedrug when the addictive nature was realized and forced to turn to heroin torelieve pain.