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Developed as a painkiller by Nazi scientists in World War II, methadone use came in vogue in the US in the 1960s as a legal substitute drug for heroin and opiates. Methadone was not or is not ever used as a treatment for opiate addiction, as it does not treat heroin or opiate addiction but keeps the opiate addict from painful withdrawal.

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Oxycontin is a white, odorless, crystalline powder derived from the opium alkaloid. It is the brand name for a powerful painkiller called oxycodone hydrochloride. Oxycontin is commonly used as a mild to severe pain reliever for patients with chronic pain. Cancer patients are usually prescribed with this drug and it has been acknowledged for its long lasting pain relieving quality.

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