Since it appeared on the illicit market about a year ago, Tristate police have confiscated more than 13,000 doses of OxyContin. Experts say that is one of the highest totals in a city the size of Cincinnati in the nation. However, there is no comprehensive federal data to support that because OxyContin abuse is so new. Even increased police investigations and the threat of federal prison have not slowed the OxyContin pipeline to Kentucky, authorities say. The drug has a firm grip on many of its addicts.
Abusers often grind it and snort it, or it's injected.
The narcotic produces a heroin-like high when it is abused. You can't grow it and you can't make it. If I could have an OxyContin tree, I'd be in business. Tristate connection Details of the multistate pipeline began to emerge after the Feb. 6 raid in Eastern Kentucky. After an 8-month investigation, federal agents and local police arrested 207 people, ranging in age from 20 to 65.