When drug companies release pills that have similar addictive and inebriating properties to heroin, it’s no surprise that people get addicted. When people become addicted to something, there’s no telling what they will do to get it.
A recent example is a man who robbed a drug store at gun point, only to take Oxycontin pills. Police are searching for the suspect, but even if they catch him, his San Diego criminal attorney will likely be able to enter him into a rehabilitation program for his addiction in order to minimize the other penalties he faces.
To read more about the robbery, see the article in the Examiner. Photo via newtype2011 [Flickr]