I find that difficult to believe. If my skin can extract the drug I'm sure some enterprising bright fool will find a way to replicate that process in a laboratory. Wonder what happens if some druggie uses the patch in random orifices?
Late next year a virtually abuse-proof form of oxycodone will enter final human clinical trials in the United States and Australia. The oxycodone will be delivered transdermally through the skin via a credit card sized waterproof patch that lasts for about three days.
The oxycodone in the patch cannot be extracted, concentrated or abused in any way, and because the oxycodone dose is steady and doesn’t have the peaks and troughs associated with pills, is less habituating than pills. This patch was developed by an Australian company in partnership with 3M.
My expectation is that this patch will be a godsend for pain sufferers.
No offense, but I wouldn't bet on that.
Druggies are an entirely different class of being.
If they can find a way to mainline it with a shovel, that's what they'll do.
That would be news to the kid that died from this very thing in our local jail and the jailer who did time for allowing him to get it.
Uh, you do know they just want the drug-right! They will still get the drug only now by slapping 3-4 patches oon themselves.
I find that difficult to believe. If my skin can extract the drug I'm sure some enterprising bright fool will find a way to replicate that process in a laboratory. Wonder what happens if some druggie uses the patch in random orifices?