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Drug Abuse Methadone: Feds Refuse to Limit Production of Deadly Oxycodone
Drug Abuse Methadone: Feds refuse to limit production of deadly Oxycodone
By Guy Taylor, Special to the Times Tuesday, November 1, 2011 An epidemic of Oxycodone abuse has struck America in the last decade. The number of emergency room visits stemming from nonmedical abuse of the narcotic prescription painkiller drug rose by 256 percent between 2004 and 2009, according to the U.S. government’s Drug Abuse Warning Network. In Florida, the Medical Examiners Commission …
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Arrests mark U.S. prescription drug abuse crackdown
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – U.S. authorities arrested 22 people in Florida on Friday, including pharmacists and doctors, in a crackdown against prescription drug abuse that officials say is the nation’s fastest growing drug problem.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Drug-addicted babies difficult to treat
These babies cry differently. They ache. They burn with fever. They shake. “Drugs are the single, solitary reason they’re here,” said Carla Sanders, a neonatal nurse practitioner at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. “They want to be consoled, but they can’t be consoled. Our nurses go home at the end of the day in tears.”
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There Will Never Be a (Useful) Addiction Vaccine – Huffington Post
Drug Abuse Methadone: There Will Never Be a (Useful) Addiction Vaccine – Huffington Post
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There Will Never Be a (Useful) Addiction Vaccine
Huffington Post Scientists like Dr. Kim Janda, above in his office with a model of the nicotine molecule, are at work on shots that could one day release people from the grip of drug abuse. Imagine a vaccine against smoking: People trying to quit would light up a … |
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Drug Abuse Methadone: David Hunter: Michael Jackson responsible for his own death – Knoxville News Sentinel
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David Hunter: Michael Jackson responsible for his own death
Knoxville News Sentinel Fentanyl alone is such a potent painkiller and anesthetic that prescription use, outside operating rooms, is restricted to long-acting patches. Patients have reportedly died from chewing the patches for a rush, and when a Chicago drug dealer added it … |
Drug Implant for Opioid Addiction Looks Effective
Drug Abuse Methadone: Drug Implant for Opioid Addiction Looks Effective
TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) — Implanting the addiction-treatment drug buprenorphine in people who are opioid-dependent seems to reduce cravings in the short term, researchers say.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: FDA Looks to Crack Down on Misuse of Opioid Painkillers
TUESDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials unveiled Tuesday a new plan to try to curb misuse of extended-release and long-acting opioid pain killers such as OxyContin, morphine and methadone.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Prescription drug deaths soar in Michigan
• The generic name is Oxycodone. Brand names include OxyContin, Vicodin, Dilaudid and Demerol. • The generic name is morphine. Brand names include Kadian and Avinza.
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