16x9 - Dying By Prescription: Oxycontin controversy

Part 1 - Oxycotin was touted as a miracle, pain relief with few side effects and less addictive than morphine. Soon it was the most prescribed drug in Canada, with tragic results. We track Oxycotin’s fall from grace, ending in 100 families filing a lawsuit. Jennifer Tryon reports. Part 2 - When Oxycontin hit the market it was a big money maker - a drug to relieve pain all day long, an alternative to addictive narcotic pain pills. Prescriptions soared, but it wasn’t long before stories of addiction, abuse