FDA Approves Powerful New Pain Pill Despite Fears of Abuse

Published March 30, 2014

FDA approves powerful new pain pill despite fears of abuse
And a growing chorus of doctors, lawmakers, drug-control officials and others fear this new pain-relief drug — Zohydro ER — could ignite another deadly wave of prescription drug abuse just as Kentucky is trying to curb its pill addiction. "We could …
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'Faces Of Drug Arrests' Tracks Suspects' Shocking Declines Through Mugshots …
There is little arguing that the effects of street and even prescription drug abuse can dramatically alter a person's physical and mental state, sometimes irreversibly… The deterioration seen in consecutive photos is not necessarily the direct result …
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Editorial: NJ drug addiction study underscores deadly problem facing state
The report offers an array of recommendations to help stave off the grim statistics that in 2012 showed more than 8,300 admissions to state-licensed or substance abuse treatment programs for prescription drug abuse – a 700 percent increase since 2002.
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