In 2012, OxyContin was withdrawn from the market in Canada due to its high potential for abuse.

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In 2012, Health Canada required that Oxycodone (the active ingredient in OxyContin) be formulated in a way that made it more difficult to crush, snort, or inject, but OxyContin itself was not completely withdrawn from the Canadian market. However, in 2018, the manufacturer voluntarily withdrew OxyContin from the Canadian market and replaced it with a new formulation called OxyNEO.

In 2012, OxyContin Was Withdrawn from the Market in Canada